Thesaurus: needless

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1. a. Having no need.
2. a. Not wanted; unnecessary; not requiste; as, needless labor; needless expenses.
3. a. Without sufficient cause; groundless; cuseless.
4. adj. unnecessary and unwarranted
5. 1. Having no need. [Obs.] Weeping into the needless stream. Shak. 2. Not wanted; unnecessary; not requiste; as, needless labor; needless expenses. 3. Without sufficient cause; groundless; cuseless. "Needless jealousy." Shak. -- Need"less*ly, adv. -- Need"less*ness, n.
6. j:100 n the leaf of a conifer n a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument n a sharp pointed implement (usually steel) n a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record v goad or provoke,as by constant criticism v prick with a needle s unnecessary and unwarranted