Definitions for Needlessly
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1. needlesslyadverb

   without need

   "it would needlessly bring badness into the world"

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1. needlesslyadverb

   In a needless manner.

2. needlesslyadverb

   To a degree or extent beyond what is needed.

   He was always needlessly anxious about his dog.

3. needlesslyadverb

   Without need.

   He worried needlessly about his dog.

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1. needlessly

   Needlessly refers to doing something in a way which is unnecessary or without any reason or cause. It often implies that there is waste, inefficiency, or harm resulting from the action being taken without a justified purpose or concern.

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How to pronounce Needlessly?

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How to say Needlessly in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Needlessly in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Needlessly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Needlessly in a Sentence

1. Paul Ryan:

   Obviously we’re in favor of repealing the individual mandate, but we didn’t want to needlessly complicate the passage of tax reform, so we want to see the Senate go first and see if they can get that done and then we’ll discuss whether or not it gets included at the end [in conference].

2. David Clohessy:

   The painfully and needlessly long, expensive and hurtful Milwaukee Catholic archdiocesan bankruptcy scandal has apparently been resolved by church officials basically cramming a self-serving plan down the throats of struggling abuse victims.

3. Tim Phillips:

   The Trump administration has taken some incredibly positive steps for the American economy, but tariffs will undercut that progress and needlessly hamstring our full economic potential. There are better ways to negotiate trade deals than by punishing American consumers and businesses with higher cost.

4. Phil Murphy:

   No student should have to needlessly choose between his or her identity playing sports.

5. Mark Lebovitch:

   We are confident that no court of equity would let Vista and Goldman enjoy windfalls on account of a reckless share count error while Tibco's shareholders needlessly suffer the loss of $100 million of the value of their company.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Needlessly
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Needlessly
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Needlessly