needless
unnecessary; not needed or wanted: a needless waste of food.
Origin of needless
1Other words for needless
Other words from needless
- need·less·ly, adverb
- need·less·ness, noun
Words Nearby needless
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How to use needless in a sentence
His Oxford shirts and matching boxers are, needless to say, woven.
The Photographer Who Gave Up Manhattan for Marrakech | Liza Foreman | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe airline industry objects that sometimes these deployable recorders can pop out without cause, spreading needless alarm.
Red Tape and Black Boxes: Why We Keep ‘Losing’ Airliners in 2014 | Clive Irving | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTneedless to say, Juxiao was thrilled to see them and gave each of them a lot of love and affection.
‘Sexual’ Barbershop Quartet, a Panda Family Reunion, and More Viral Videos | The Daily Beast Video | December 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTneedless to say, this does not enamor her to the powers that be in Cameroon.
needless to say, Howie disagrees with that characterization.
South Dakota's Bizarre Four-Way (Senate Election, That Is) | Ben Jacobs | October 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Because if that was to atone for man's sin, it was needless, as God could have forgiven man without Himself suffering.
God and my Neighbour | Robert Blatchfordneedless to say, the Worcestershire baronet had returned to his ancestral acres a sadder but a wiser man.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsIn writing K. I try to convey the truth in terms which will neither give him needless anxiety or undue confidence.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonMr. Pontellier had a vague suspicion of it which he thought it needless to mention at that late day.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinThe needless insertions of little words in many of the 15th-century MSS.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey Chaucer
British Dictionary definitions for needless
/ (ˈniːdlɪs) /
not required or desired; unnecessary
Derived forms of needless
- needlessly, adverb
- needlessness, noun
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