needlessly

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On their way to the station he remarked Worthington is afraid of you, Lydia--needlessly, as it seems Why Because you are so learned, and he so ignorant.

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  1. In a needless manner; without necessity; unnecessarily. I would not enter on my list of friends … the man Who needlessly sets foot upon a worm. Cowper, Task, vi. 563.

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  • But I do not slay man or beast needlessly, and not gladly even when it is needed. —  The Lord of the Rings
  • He apologized again because she had fretted needlessly, and then explained in detail exactly why she was supposed to bleed. —  Garwood, Julie - Castles
  • Technically if there be a fault it is perhaps with the camera work of Jason West - needlessly dark. —  AndhraCafe.com
  • Thanks for risking all of our lives needlessly, and subjecting the tax payers to more burdens. —  WLNE - News
  • "We really hope that this single goes some way towards honouring the memory of a little angel that suffered so needlessly, and to provide a life-line for others in similar situations."
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