groundlessly

/ˈɡɹaʊndɫəsli/ adv

In a groundless manner; without justification.

Word Origin Groundlessly comes from groundless, which is ground 'foundation' plus -less 'without' — literally 'without a foundation.' The -ly makes it an adverb. So a groundlessly accused person is blamed with no basis. Ground itself goes back to Old English grund, meaning the bottom or earth. Related words: underground, background, groundwork.

adv In a groundless manner; without justification.

The accusations were groundlessly made without any evidence.

(副词) 无根据地;毫无理由地

这些指控毫无根据地提出,没有任何证据。

(adverbio) infundadamente; sin fundamento; sin razón; injustificadamente; sin base [De manera infundada; sin justificación.]

Las acusaciones se hicieron **infundadamente** sin ninguna evidencia.

(adverbe) sans fondement; sans justification; injustement; sans motif; à tort [Sans fondement ; sans justification.]

Les accusations ont été portées **groundlessly**, sans aucune preuve.

(Adverb) grundlos; unbegründet [**groundlessly** *Adv.*: ohne Grundlage oder Rechtfertigung; unbegründet.]

Die Vorwürfe wurden **groundlessly** erhoben, ohne dass es Beweise gab.

(副詞) 根拠なく、正当な理由もない様子で。

その告発は、いかなる証拠もなく根拠なく行われた。

(advérbio) injustificadamente; infundadamente; sem fundamento; sem razão [De maneira infundada; sem justificativa.]

As acusações foram feitas sem fundamento e sem qualquer evidência.

Word parts: ground + less + ly

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