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.
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Groundlessly
Synonyms for "groundlessly"
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7 translations across 2 languages.
Georgian
4 entries- დაუსაბუთებლად adv (Translations)
- საფუძველმოკლებულად adv (Translations)
- უმიზეზოდ adv (Translations)
- უსაფუძვლოდ adv (Translations)
Polish
3 entries- bezpodstawnie adv (Translations)
- bezzasadnie adv (Translations)
- niesłusznie adv (Translations)
Sample sentences
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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.
Source: wiktionary
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