無なくもがな

expression, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

unnecessary; better off without; can be dispensed with

Fixed expression meaning something is not needed or would be better absent. Often used as a modifier before nouns (adj-no) or as a standalone comment. Has a slightly literary or emphatic feel.

See also: なくてもよい

• そんな説せつ明めいは無なくもがなだ。

  That kind of explanation is unnecessary.

• 彼かれの無なくもがなの一ひと言ことが場ばをしらけさせた。