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needless

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need·less  (ndls)
adj.
Not needed or wished for; unnecessary.
needless·ly adv.
needless·ness n.
needless
Adjective
not required; unnecessary
needlessly adv
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Adj.1.needlessneedless - unnecessary and unwarranted; "a strikers' tent camp...was burned with needless loss of life"
uncalled-for, gratuitous
unnecessary, unneeded - not necessary
needless
adjective unnecessary, excessive, pointless, gratuitous, useless, unwanted, redundant, superfluous, groundless, expendable, uncalled-for, dispensable, nonessential, undesired << OPPOSITE essential
Translations

needless [ˈniːdlɪs] adj → innecesario, inútil;
needless to say → huelga decir que
needless [ˈniːdlɪs] adj → inutile;
needless to say, ... → inutile de dire que ...
needless [ˈniːdlɪs] need adj → unnötig;
needless to say need → natürlich
needless [ˈniːdlɪs] adj → inutile;
needless to say, ... → inutile dire che ...


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Needless also to say, that THEY asked awkward questions directly, and that the "foreign politics" and the "falling asleep in the sun" wouldn't serve a second time over with THEM.
The Moonstone by Collins, Wilkie View in context
It is needless to relate them here; they came out at his trial, and the revelation of his calmness in confronting them came near to saving his neck.
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Needless to say that verses 9, 10, 11, and 12 refer to the Greeks, the Persians, the Jews, and the Germans respectively.
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