uncalled-for
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adjective \ˌən-ˈkȯl(d)-ˌfȯr\Definition of UNCALLED-FOR
1
: not called for or needed : unnecessary
2
: being or offered without provocation or justification <an uncalled–for display of temper> <uncalled–for insults>
See First Known Use of UNCALLED-FOR
circa 1656
Related to UNCALLED-FOR
- Synonyms
- dispensable, gratuitous, inessential, needless, nonessential, uncalled-for, unessential, unwarranted
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