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At that, the bo'sun seized an oar, and I did likewise, and, so swiftly as we dared, for fear of making any unneedful noise, we pulled the boat to a safer distance.

From The Boats of the "Glen Carrig" by Hodgson, William Hope

Of all imbecilic and unneedful obstructions to traffic, Rye's half-hidden hitching-post is one of the most notable seen in an automobile tour comprising seven countries and several hundreds, perhaps thousands, of large and small towns.

From The Automobilist Abroad by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)

Finding that my longer stay was unneedful, I went.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 59, September, 1862 by Various