Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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Word:
needless
IPA transcription: [n'idləs]
Pronunciations of needless
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adverb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
gratuitous, needless, uncalled-for
Meaning:
unnecessary and unwarranted; "a strikers' tent camp...was burned with needless loss of life"
Usage examples
Needless to say J. Pinkney was no product of Georgia soil.
It is needless to waste time in recapitulating his evidence.
I was forced to destroy the result, why it is needless to say.
It is needless to say that they had trying difficulties to encounter.
Needless to say I shall sleep much better with our provision bag full again.
The relief to all is inexpressible; needless to say, we camped and had a meal.
It is needless to make this long letter longer by dwelling on the girl's miserable story.
I was sickened at the horrible cruelty, the needless slaughter, the mad self-sacrifice which distinguished them.
How was this strange case to be dealt with so as to save all the actors, as far as possible, from needless suffering?
The purchase of a dress-coat or of a masquerade-suit to be worn but once, involves for some an excessive and needless sacrifice.
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The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power
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Roland RE-201
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Rock–paper–scissors
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