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groundless

[ ground-lis ]

adjective

  1. without rational basis:

    groundless fears.

    Synonyms: , , ,



groundless

/ ˈɡʊԻɪ /

adjective

  1. without reason or justification

    his suspicions were groundless

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈdzܲԻԱ, noun
  • ˈdzܲԻ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • dzܲԻl· adverb
  • dzܲԻl·Ա noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of groundless1

before 900; Middle English: bottomless, unfathomable; Old English ܲԻŧ. See ground 1, -less
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“Any claim that the city desires to financially harm DuPont is groundless and simply not true,” said Friedman.

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The West Coast felt much too exposed, and its Japanese population, native-born, naturalized, or immigrants, were automatically and groundlessly assumed to put Japan first in their loyalties, even spying or committing sabotage on its behalf.

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The Russian government told the BBC in a statement that the allegations it uses prisoners' families as leverage are "groundless," and Russia treats "Ukrainian combatants humanely and in full compliance with the Geneva Convention."

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At the least, it should end the groundless talk of mass “exodus.”

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The claims of an invasion of the Eastern seaboard by swarms of drones has every marker of a groundless social media frenzy.

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