causeless
adjective
- groundless, having no justifying cause/reason
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈkɔːzləs/
adj
Etymology: From Middle English causelees, causeles; equivalent to cause + -less.
- Having no obvious cause; fortuitous or inexplicable.
- Groundless or unreasonable.
“[H]e […] by his overcarefulneſſe and cauſeleſſe ſuſpicion, deprived himſelf of this benefit, and implunged himſelf in much juſt hatred for his unjuſt dealing and treachery.”
“Alas my fears are cauſless, and ungrounded, / Fantaſtick dreams, and melancholick fumes / Of crazy ſtomacks, and diſtempered brains: / Has this convinc'd you?”