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needlessly

/ˈniːd.ləs.li/

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adverb

/ˈniːd.ləs.li/B2formal
  • ruНаречие, означающее «без необходимости» или «излишне». Описывает действие или ситуацию, которые совершаются или происходят без веской причины или необходимости, часто подразумевая избыточность или расточительность.

An adverb meaning "without necessity" or "unnecessarily." It describes an action or situation that is done or occurs without any good reason or requirement, often implying excess or waste.

  1. Without necessityB2formal

    In a way that is not required or unnecessary.

    ruБез необходимости

    • He needlessly complicated the simple instructions.
    • She worried needlessly about the outcome of the test.
    • The argument was needlessly prolonged by irrelevant details.

    Synonymsgratuitouslysuperfluouslyunnecessarily

    Antonymsnecessarily

Forms
  • more needlessly comparative form
  • most needlessly superlative form
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