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  1. 1. a. Having no need. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Not wanted; unnecessary; not requiste; as, needless labor; needless expenses. Source: opted
  3. 3. a. Without sufficient cause; groundless; cuseless. Source: opted
  4. 4. adj. unnecessary and unwarranted Source: wordnet
  5. 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. Source: webster
  6. 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 Source: ecdict

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