TOP

Definition of needlessly adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

needlessly

adverb
 
/ˈniːdləsli/
 
/ˈniːdləsli/
jump to other results
  1. in a way that is not necessary because it could have been avoided synonym unnecessarily
    • Many soldiers died needlessly.
    • The process was needlessly slow.
convey
verb
 
 
From the Word list
Oxford 5000
B2
Oxford Learner's Dictionaries Word of the Day