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adverb
Date: 1594
not by necessity ; to an unnecessary degree <unnecessarily harsh criticism>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
unnecessarily
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unnecessarily — adverb a) Needlessly, not necessarily He unnecessarily repeated too much of what others had covered. b) Not by necessity. The food provided was unnecessarily generous, especially for an Oxfam event. Ant: necessarily See Also … Wiktionary
unnecessarily — adv. Unnecessarily is used with these adjectives: ↑bureaucratic, ↑complex, ↑complicated, ↑cruel, ↑harsh, ↑intrusive, ↑pessimistic, ↑provocative, ↑restrictive Unnecessarily is used with these verbs: ↑ … Collocations dictionary
unnecessarily — adverb 1. in an unnecessary manner (Freq. 2) they were unnecessarily rude • Ant: ↑necessarily • Derived from adjective: ↑unnecessary 2. without any necessity this marathon would exhaust him unnecessarily … Useful english dictionary
unnecessarily — unnecessary ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not necessary; more than is necessary. DERIVATIVES unnecessarily adverb … English terms dictionary
Unnecessarily — Unnecessary Un*nec es*sa*ry, a. Not necessary; not required under the circumstances; unless; needless; as, unnecessary labor, care, or rigor. {Un*nec es*sa*ri*ly}, adv. {Un*nec es*sa*ri*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unnecessarily — See unnecessary. * * * … Universalium
unnecessarily — (Roget s IV) modif. needlessly, causelessly, without occasion, by chance, carelessly, fortuitously, casually, haphazardly, wantonly, accidentally, unessentially, redundantly, inexpediently, uselessly, exorbitantly, superfluously, undeSirably,… … English dictionary for students
unnecessarily — adv. needlessly, superfluously, redundantly … English contemporary dictionary
unnecessarily — un·necessarily … English syllables
unnecessarily — See: unnecessary … English dictionary
