needless russian
ли́шний
extra, spare, surplus
superfluous, unnecessary, needless
напра́сный
in vain, futile, wasted
useless, needless, idle (fears)
unjust, wrongful, undeserved
нену́жный
unnecessary, needless, useless
изли́шний
unnecessary, needless, superfluous
excessive, undue, inordinate
зря
in vain, to no purpose, for nothing, needlessly
напра́сно
in vain, for nothing, to no purpose
uselessly, needlessly
понапра́сну
in vain, for nothing, to no avail
needlessly, for no reason, pointlessly
приплета́ть
to drag in, to implicate, to bring up needlessly
зазря́
in vain, for nothing, needlessly, to no purpose
нену́жность
uselessness, needlessness, redundancy
промаринова́ть
to marinate, to pickle, to let marinate for a while
to delay needlessly, to shelve, to drag out
to keep waiting, to leave hanging
Examples
Мы устали от лишнего мудрствования.
We were tired of all the needless philosophizing.



















