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Every new president flatters himself that he, kinder and gentler, is beginning the world anew. Yet, when Barack Obama in his inaugural address reached out to Muslims by saying, 'To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect,' his formulation was needlessly defensive and apologetic.
Charles Krauthammer

Meaning of "needlessly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NEEDLESSLY

needlessly  [ˈniːdləslɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NEEDLESSLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Needlessly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES NEEDLESSLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of needlessly in the English dictionary

The definition of needlessly in the dictionary is in a way that is unnecessary.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NEEDLESSLY


bloodlessly
ˈblʌdləslɪ
boundlessly
ˈbaʊndləslɪ
cloudlessly
ˈklaʊdləslɪ
effortlessly
ˈɛfətləslɪ
endlessly
ˈɛndləslɪ
fadelessly
ˈfeɪdləslɪ
flawlessly
ˈflɔːləslɪ
godlessly
ˈɡɒdləslɪ
hopelessly
ˈhəʊpləslɪ
marvellously
ˈmɑːvələslɪ
meticulously
məˈtɪkjʊləslɪ
mindlessly
ˈmaɪndləslɪ
regardlessly
rɪˈɡɑːdləslɪ
relentlessly
rɪˈlɛntləslɪ
ridiculously
rɪˈdɪkjʊləslɪ
seamlessly
ˈsiːmləslɪ
soundlessly
ˈsaʊndləslɪ
tirelessly
ˈtaɪələslɪ
windlessly
ˈwɪndləslɪ
wordlessly
ˈwɜːdləslɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NEEDLESSLY

needle fly
needle match
needle time
needle valve
needle-sharp
needlecord
needlecraft
needlefish
needleful
needlelike
needlepoint
needler
needless
needlessness
needlestick
needlestick injury
needlewoman
needlewomen
needlework
needleworker

WORDS THAT END LIKE NEEDLESSLY

aimlessly
artlessly
carelessly
doubtlessly
expressly
faultlessly
fearlessly
grossly
helplessly
listlessly
mercilessly
noiselessly
painlessly
recklessly
ruthlessly
selflessly
senselessly
shamelessly
spotlessly
thoughtlessly
timelessly

Synonyms and antonyms of needlessly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «needlessly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NEEDLESSLY

Find out the translation of needlessly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of needlessly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «needlessly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不必要
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

innecesariamente
570 millions of speakers

English

needlessly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बेकार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

داع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

напрасно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desnecessariamente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অযথা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

inutilement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak perlu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unnötigerweise
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不必要に
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

불필요
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ora perlu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không cần thiết
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தேவையின்றி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Needlessly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gereksizce
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

inutilmente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niepotrzebnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

марно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

inutil
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άσκοπα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onnodig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

onödan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

unødvendig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of needlessly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NEEDLESSLY»

The term «needlessly» is quite widely used and occupies the 51.826 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NEEDLESSLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «needlessly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «needlessly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about needlessly

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7 QUOTES WITH «NEEDLESSLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word needlessly.
1
Sherwood Boehlert
Let me start by emphasizing that I am open to efforts to expedite environmental procedures for true emergencies or in other clear cases where current laws are needlessly burdensome.
2
Claire Danes
Every three seconds in the developing world, a child dies needlessly due to lack of basic health care and other things we all take for granted.
3
Charles Edison
A new constitution should be more amendable. A needlessly confusing system of courts should be altered to produce an arrangement that would be simple, responsible, and less awkward.
4
Sam Harris
Tolerance, openness to argument, openness to self-doubt, willingness to see other people's points of view - these are very liberal and enlightened values that people are right to hold, but we can't allow them to delude us to the point where we can't recognise people who are needlessly perpetrating human misery.
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Charles Krauthammer
Every new president flatters himself that he, kinder and gentler, is beginning the world anew. Yet, when Barack Obama in his inaugural address reached out to Muslims by saying, 'To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect,' his formulation was needlessly defensive and apologetic.
6
Ralph Peters
We will not be beaten. But we may be shamed and embarrassed on a needlessly long road to victory.
7
Gene Tunney
Fat is one of the chief enemies of the heart because it has to be plentifully supplied with blood and thus needlessly increases the pumping load that the heart must sustain.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NEEDLESSLY»

Discover the use of needlessly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to needlessly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Stop Suffering Needlessly: How to Quickly Recover from ...
Whether you're currently receiving treatment for depression or not, this book is guaranteed to help you.
Kathy Reagan, 2011
2
Seeds of Change: The Story of ACORN, America's Most ...
Chapter. 11. Never. Borrow. Money. Needlessly: ACORN. and. the. Subprime. Crisis. On the predatory lending side, some people have done unethical things. We don't do that. —Bill F. Aldinger III, CEO, Household International The faults of  ...
John Atlas, 2010
3
Innovation Happens Elsewhere: Open Source as Business Strategy
Needlessly. Duplicate. an. Existing. Effort. In pure voluntary open source, there generally will be only one open-source project in a given area. Innovation and invention are still possible, but the open- source philosophy is, as much as possible, ...
Ron Goldman, Richard P. Gabriel, 2005
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Kaplan GRE Exam 2010: Strategies, Practice, and Review
Needlessly. Vague. Language. Don't just ramble on when writing your GRE essays. Choose specific, descriptive words. Vague language weakens your writing because it forces the reader to guess what you mean instead of concentrating fully ...
Kaplan, 2009
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Lectures on Midwifery and the Forms of Disease Peculiar to ...
“i hope that no one will needlessly thrust his hand into the uteme, yet I have my misgivings. I hope, after all I have said, of the tearing and lacerating and sloughing of these parts, you will never needlessly have recourse to this barbaric practice.
Alva Curtis, 1841
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Alone on a Wide, Wide Sea': The Story of 835 Naval Air ...
Val Jones, a quiet, reflective and caring man, was determined not needlessly to risk the lives of his pilots and observers — and the key word here is “needlessly”. Surtees, a thrusting man of action who was prepared to risk a lot to win a lot, was  ...
E.E. Barringer, 1995
7
Marketing Research Kit For Dummies
Asking needlessly depressing questions: Don't ask questions that can needlessly depress respondents. That's not to say you shouldn't ask questions about people's own funeral arrangements if you're conducting marketing research for a  ...
Michael Hyman, PhD, Jeremy Sierra, PhD, 2010
8
Veterinary Forensics: Animal Cruelty Investigations
A person commits cruelty to animals if he or she recklessly or with criminal negligence tortures, needlessly mutilates, or needlessly kills an animal. A person commits aggravated cruelty to animals if he or she knowingly tortures, needlessly  ...
Melinda D. Merck, 2012
9
Introduction to Ethical Theories: A Procedural Approach
In the case of Maria's lying to keep from needlessly hurting someone, there is also a conflict. If she lies to keep from needlessly hurting someone, she is not treating the person she lies to as an end in himself or herself and is simply using the ...
Douglas Birsch, 2013
10
Unified English
Do not shift the subject of consecutive clauses needlessly. Poor: We climbed the peak, and the city lay stretched below. Better: We climbed the peak and saw the city stretched below. Poor : As you are preparing for the prom, one should wear ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NEEDLESSLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term needlessly is used in the context of the following news items.
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NJ Senate approves bill halting plan to displace hundreds of …
Driven by a group of families who vociferously argued how the transfers would needlessly disrupt their loved ones' emotional well-being and ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
2
Sandra Bland didn't deserve to be in jail, much less to die there
But it's also clear from the video that Mr. Encinia's belligerent attitude needlessly escalated an incident that posed no threat to him and violated ... «Baltimore Sun, Jul 15»
3
House OKs bill to crack down on 'sanctuary cities,' White House …
“Sanctuary city policies needlessly endanger American lives by refusing to honor the federal government's authority to enforce immigration ... «Fox News, Jul 15»
4
Younger Adults with Alzheimer's Are Key to Drug Search
... if she is getting something that will help her — or just a saline solution that will do nothing, and I'm putting her through this needlessly.". «Public Radio Tulsa, Jul 15»
5
Lawsuit: Police Ignored Orders To Halt Chase, Caused Toddler's …
“This is a tragedy that we're sick and tired of hearing in the city of Chicago. Needlessly, children are dying on our city's streets, and this is the ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»
6
An Open, Honest Letter To Street Racers
Let me get a few things clear - I'm not coming to you as an ivory-tower, know-nothing needlessly-wordy automotive journalist, even though I ... «Jalopnik, Jul 15»
7
Review: 'Pixels' pops out, bright and shiny as the '80s it teases
It mostly hangs together, it has plenty of throwaway laughs, the action sequences (presented needlessly in 3-D) pass the time pleasantly. «News & Observer, Jul 15»
8
Congressman Proposes Cap On Airline Bag Fees
... legislation “a misguided attempt to increase the passenger facility charge... that the airports would like to needlessly increase by 90 percent. «TravelPulse, Jul 15»
9
Army trainer accused of 'fat-shaming' in viral video rant
Do you think Burk's rant was needlessly antagonistic, or do you agree that the only way to make a difference is by using the shock factor? «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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The fire this time (1)
He is drunk on the sound of his own voice. He makes understanding needlessly difficult. Even so, one can rarely miss the gist of his words. «Power Line, Jul 15»

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