What does needlessly mean?

needlessly means "without need".

How many syllables are in needlessly?

needlessly has 3 syllables: need-les-sly. The stress falls on "need". In IPA it is /ˈnidləsli/.

Is needlessly a common word?

needlessly is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Needlessly — meaning, pronunciation and syllables

adverb

1 senseA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
without need
“it would needlessly bring badness into the world”

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What does needlessly mean?: needlessly means "without need".
How many syllables are in needlessly?: needlessly has 3 syllables: need-les-sly. The stress falls on "need". In IPA it is /ˈnidləsli/.
Is needlessly a common word?: needlessly is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for needlessly come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

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