"unneeded" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more unneeded [comparative], most unneeded [superlative]
Etymology: un- + needed. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|needed}} un- + needed Head templates: {{en-adj}} unneeded (comparative more unneeded, superlative most unneeded)
  1. Not needed. Translations (not needed, not): непатрэ́бны (njepatrébny) (Belarusian), нену́жен (nenúžen) (Bulgarian), 不需要 (bùxūyào) (Chinese Mandarin), nepotřebný (Czech), onnodig (Dutch), overbodig (Dutch), inutile (French), unnötig (German), 不必要な (fuhitsuyō na) (alt: ふひつような) (Japanese), 불필요하다 (bulpiryohada) (Korean), непотребен (nepotreben) (Macedonian), unødvendig (Norwegian), niepotrzebny (Polish), нену́жный (nenúžnyj) (Russian), nepotrebný (Slovak), innecesario (Spanish), onödig (Swedish), gereksiz (Turkish), lüzumsuz (Turkish), istenmeyen (Turkish), kullanılmayan (Turkish), непотрі́бний (nepotríbnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-unneeded-en-adj-cmvHCm5x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

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          "code": "be",
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          "code": "nl",
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "not needed, not",
          "word": "innecesario"
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "not needed, not",
          "word": "onödig"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "not needed, not",
          "word": "gereksiz"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "not needed, not",
          "word": "lüzumsuz"
        },
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          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "not needed, not",
          "word": "istenmeyen"
        },
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          "code": "tr",
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          "sense": "not needed, not",
          "word": "kullanılmayan"
        },
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      "sense": "not needed, not",
      "word": "overbodig"
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      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "not needed, not",
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      "sense": "not needed, not",
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      "sense": "not needed, not",
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      "word": "непотребен"
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      "sense": "not needed, not",
      "word": "unødvendig"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "not needed, not",
      "word": "niepotrzebny"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nenúžnyj",
      "sense": "not needed, not",
      "word": "нену́жный"
    },
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      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "not needed, not",
      "word": "nepotrebný"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "not needed, not",
      "word": "innecesario"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "not needed, not",
      "word": "onödig"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "not needed, not",
      "word": "gereksiz"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "not needed, not",
      "word": "lüzumsuz"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "not needed, not",
      "word": "istenmeyen"
    },
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "not needed, not",
      "word": "kullanılmayan"
    },
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nepotríbnyj",
      "sense": "not needed, not",
      "word": "непотрі́бний"
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