groundlessly en · ADV
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English groundless Middle English -ly English -ly English groundlessly From groundless + -ly.
Meanings
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In a groundless manner; without justification.
For example, the organization has groundlessly denounced Elon Musk, a powerful libertarian voice, as an antisemite in a baldfaced effort to drain his social network, X, of advertising revenue. Yet, when now-Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) came to the defense of his uncle for antisemitic remarks he made in the ’90s, the organization refused to condemn him.
2024 February 16, Mike Howell, “Partnership With ADL Compromises FBI’s Integrity and Fairness”, in The Daily Signal:Shame, disappointment, and discomfiture gnawed at his heart; a constant apprehension of being overtaken, or met—for he was groundlessly afraid even of travellers, who came towards him by the way he was going—oppressed him heavily.
1846 October 1 – 1848 April 1, Charles Dickens, Dombey and Son, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1848, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most groundlessly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more groundlessly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Translations (7)
ka უსაფუძვლოდ (Translations) · ka საფუძველმოკლებულად (Translations) · pl bezpodstawnie (Translations) · ka დაუსაბუთებლად (Translations) · pl bezzasadnie (Translations) · ka უმიზეზოდ (Translations) · pl niesłusznie (Translations)