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[ adjective ] without a basis in reason or fact

Examples

"baseless gossip" "the allegations proved groundless" "idle fears" "unfounded suspicions" "unwarranted jealousy"

Used in print

(Brand Blanshard, "The Emotive Theory," Robert...)

On the theory before us , such relief would be groundless , for in that suffering itself there was nothing bad at_all , and hence in its nonoccurrence there would be nothing to be relieved about .

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