Needlessly (Adverb)
Meaning
Without need; "it would needlessly bring badness into the world".
Examples
- They argued that such a violent film would needlessly desensitize audiences to the suffering of others.
- The movie's scenes of gratuitous violence served only to needlessly disturb and offend some viewers.
- Fear mongering about the new policy would needlessly alarm people and create unnecessary panic.
- The scientists concluded that using animals for certain cosmetic testing would needlessly cause them harm and pain.
- Increasing military presence in the region would needlessly escalate tensions between rival nations.