needlessly
/nˈidləsli/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.06 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
To a degree or extent beyond what is needed.
adv
Without need.
Example Sentences
- "He was always needlessly anxious about his dog."
- "At present that convenience is still needlessly expensive in Great Britain, and a scandalously stupid business conflict between telephone company and post-office delays, complicates, and makes costly and exasperating all trunk communications; but even under these disadvantages the thing is becoming a factor in the life of ordinary villadom."
- "He worried needlessly about his dog."
Etymology
Etymology tree English needless Middle English -ly English -ly English needlessly From needless + -ly.
Inflected Forms
more needlessly (comparative)
most needlessly (superlative)