Groundlessly
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 In a groundless manner; without justification.
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From groundless + -ly.
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