needlessly

Adverb

Meaning

without need

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Examples

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. Claire Danes

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. Gene Tunney

If only Africa had more mosquito nets then every year we could save millions of mosquitoes from dying needlessly of aids. Jimmy Carr

I am never needlessly obscure-I am needfully obscure, when I am obscure. Donald Barthelme

The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he is willing, in great crises, to give even his life - knowing that under certain conditions it is not worthwhile to live. Aristotle

Visit with your predecessors from previous Administrations. They know the ropes and can help you see around some corners. Try to make original mistakes, rather than needlessly repeating theirs. Donald Rumsfeld

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