needlessly

[need-lis-lee]

adverb

1. in a way that is unnecessary or without a cause or need.

Example Sentences

Biden once supported the death penalty, but he came to see it as needlessly cruel, as well as impossible to administer fairly.

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The irony is that failing to understand those reasons has needlessly disrupted the advancement of millions of low-income people in the name of helping them.

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In Dumfries and Galloway, one hotelier has raised concerns that it would make the region "needlessly more expensive".

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"This government has taken unprecedented steps to get this done, navigating a needlessly complex planning system, which our reforms will simplify in future," the government source said.

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“Today, the Court needlessly subjects countless more to these exact same indignities.”

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