baseless
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- baselessly adverb
- baselessness noun
Etymology
Origin of baseless
Example Sentences
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The company in November said that the allegations against Chen and Prince Group were baseless and that the seizure of its assets unlawful.
A spokesperson for Onset said the creditor committee’s claims are “unsupported and baseless and strategically made as part of a spurious scorched-earth litigation tactic to serve their own financial interests in this bankruptcy.”
The British-Egyptian activist at the centre of a political row appears to have endorsed new and baseless claims that he is the victim of a "smear campaign".
From BBC
When the EU antitrust probe was announced earlier this month WhatsApp pushed back against the claims that its new terms hindered competition as "baseless".
From Barron's
“Today is but one step in the process of fighting these baseless charges,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times
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