Regardless vs Needles - What's the difference?
regardless | needles |
Having no regard; heedless; careless.
* 1843 , :
Without attention to warnings or indications of bad consequences.
Paying no attention to; regardless of.
(needle)
* 1588? , , “A Reproofe of Certeine Schismatical Persons & Their Doctrine Touching the Hearing & Preaching of the Word of God” in Cartwrightiana , ed. Albert Peel and Leland Henry Carlson (1951, published for the Sir Halley Stewart Trust by Allen and Unwin),
As adjectives the difference between regardless and needles
is that regardless is having no regard; heedless; careless while needles is .As an adverb regardless
is without attention to warnings or indications of bad consequences.As a preposition regardless
is paying no attention to; regardless of.As a noun needles is
.As a verb needles is
(needle).regardless
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- I grew, day by day, more moody, more irritable, more regardless of the feelings of others.
Derived terms
* regardless ofAdverb
(en adverb)- Tatiana knew the cauliflower was purple, but she ate it regardless .
Synonyms
* anyhow * anyway * at any rate * come what may * in any casePreposition
(English prepositions)- Tatiana ate the cauliflower regardless of its colour.
Usage notes
* Phrases such as 'regardless if' and 'regardless to' are technically incorrect. English words affected by confusionneedles
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Etymology 1
Noun
Verb
(head)Etymology 2
See needless.Adjective
(en adjective)page 228
- If anie do dislike the superstitious & needles cærimonies in ordination & yet also acknowledg that the Byshops may call, authorise, trie, confirme, & warrant by testimonie the sufficiencie of ministers / what greuous synne is it.