needlessly
needlessly · more needlessly · most needlessly
напрасно
unnötigerweise
In a needless mannerIn a needless manner.
US/nˈidləsli/
» Why worry needlessly?
CM · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 sensesIn a needless manner.
напрасноnaprasno
To a degree or extent beyond what is needed.
He was always needlessly anxious about his dog.
Without need.
He worried needlessly about his dog.
without need
Examples
8 sentencesWhy worry needlessly?
Let's not get Tom's hopes up needlessly.
I needlessly prepared?
Я даремно готувала? — deniko
Must you needlessly touch everything with your filthy hands?
I've spent a lot of my life struggling needlessly.
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
in a needless manner:
Forms
more needlessly, most needlessly| Comparative | more needlessly Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most needlessly |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedneedless
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.