needlessly

🇺🇸 /ˈniːdləsli/ 🇬🇧 /ˈniːdləsli/
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adverb
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without any good reason; in a way that could have been avoided

The meeting was delayed needlessly, causing frustration among the attendees.

translation

adv. without any good reason; in a way that could have been avoided