unneededly

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adverb

In an unneeded manner; not neededly.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

adverbunneededly (comparative more unneededly, superlative most unneededly)

comparative more unneededly · superlative most unneededly

  1. rareIn 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
    2 more examples

    "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

    […] no tables this time, and I'm typing that unneededly to help memory because that way of doing it came to mind, interesting, but I don't want to ruin quickly established flow too much.

    2017, O. H. Owhens, Bipolar Words Word Madness Healing Words, Lulu.com, →ISBN

    Synonyms: needlessly, unnecessarily

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbIn an unneeded manner; not neededly.

Origin

Cite this entry
APA

unneededly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unneededly

MLA

“unneededly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unneededly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unneededly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unneededly.

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