needless
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 8
/ˈniːdləs/
Definition of needless
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
-
Not needed; unnecessary.
“This new project of yours will only be a needless expense.”
“[…]they were needless bursts of imagination from a man who’d made such a show of unshowiness.”
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adj
-
Not needed; unnecessary.
“This new project of yours will only be a needless expense.”
“[…]they were needless bursts of imagination from a man who’d made such a show of unshowiness.”
adv
- (archaic)Needlessly, without cause.
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Etymology
From Middle English needlees, nedelees, nedeles, equivalent to need + -less.
Words you can make from needless
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