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Word: Needlessly
Speech Type: Adverb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈniːdlɪsli
Dialects: British English
Definition:
in a way that is unnecessary because it is avoidable
Short Definition:in way that is unnecessary because it is avoidable
Examples:- the war was needlessly prolonged
- hundreds of people are dying needlessly from strokes
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