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Definition of needless adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

needless

 adjective
adjective
NAmE//ˈnidləs//
 
 
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  • needless death or suffering is not necessary because it could have been avoided synonym unnecessary needless suffering Banning smoking would save needless deaths.
    • Idioms
    needless to say
     
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    used to emphasize that the information you are giving is obvious The problem, needless to say, is the cost involved.
    needlessly
     
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    adverb Many soldiers died needlessly. The process was needlessly slow.    See needless in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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