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unneededly

unneededly adverb: in an unneeded manner; not neededly.

Adverb

unneededly (comparative more unneededly, superlative most unneededly)

  1. (rare) In an unneeded manner; not neededly.
    • Adoption of such a tax reform would only increase the long run excess burden unneededly.1988, Finances Publiques, volume 43, H.J. Paris, page 179
    • "We could have just stayed back home and not had to worry with it." Philip pointed out unneededly.2013, Jennifer Kane, Death on the Beach, Lulu.com, →ISBN

Synonyms of unneededly

Forms of unneededly

comparativemore unneededly
superlativemost unneededly

Origin of unneededly

From un- + neededly or unneeded + -ly.

Questions about unneededly

What does unneededly mean?
Unneededly means in an unneeded manner; not neededly.
What part of speech is unneededly?
Unneededly is an adverb.

Words near unneededly in the dictionary

  1. unnecessitating
  2. unnecessities
  3. unnecessity
  4. unneddylated
  5. unneeded
  6. unneededly
  7. unneededness
  8. unneedful
  9. unneedfully
  10. unneedfulness
  11. unneeding

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