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baseless

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base·less  (bsls)
adj.
Having no basis or foundation in fact; unfounded.
Synonyms: baseless, groundless, idle, unfounded, unwarranted
These adjectives mean being without a basis or foundation in fact: a baseless accusation; groundless rumors; idle gossip; unfounded suspicions; unwarranted jealousy.

baseless [ˈbeɪslɪs]
adj
not based on fact; unfounded a baseless supposition
baselessly  adv
baselessness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.baseless - without a basis in reason or factbaseless - without a basis in reason or fact; "baseless gossip"; "the allegations proved groundless"; "idle fears"; "unfounded suspicions"; "unwarranted jealousy"
unsupported - not sustained or maintained by nonmaterial aid; "unsupported accusations"

baseless
Translations
baseless [ˈbeɪslɪs] ADJinfundado
baseless [ˈbeɪsləs] adj (= unfounded) [accusation, rumour, report] → sans fondement
baseless
adj accusations etcohne Grundlage, aus der Luft gegriffen; fears, suspicion alsounbegründet, grundlos
baseless [ˈbeɪslɪs] adj (gossip) → infondato/a


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Moreover, the assertion made by various writers that his cold was the cause of his dispositions not being as well planned as on former occasions, and of his orders during the battle not being as good as previously, is quite baseless, which again shows that Napoleon's cold on the twenty-sixth of August was unimportant.
Her perfectly baseless conviction that time would yet bring about my meeting with Mary, partly irritated, partly amused me.
All the hints and affirmations of others I treated as malignant, baseless slanders; your own self-accusations I believed to be overstrained; and all that seemed unaccountable in your position I trusted that you could account for if you chose.
 
 
 
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