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Necessary is a derived term of necessarily.

Necessary is a related term of necessarily.



As an adverb necessarily

is inevitably; of necessity.

As an adjective necessary is

needed, required.

As a noun necessary is

bathroom, toilet, loo.

necessarily

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • Inevitably; of necessity.
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    • , title= The multiplexed metropolis , passage=But clever cities will not necessarily be better ones.}}

    Related terms

    * necessary * unnecessarily

    necessary

    English

    (wikipedia necessary)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • needed, required
  • * Shakespeare
    • 'Tis necessary he should die.
  • * Tillotson
    • A certain kind of temper is necessary to the pleasure and quiet of our minds.
  • Such as must be; not to be avoided; inevitable.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Death, a necessary end, / Will come when it will come.
  • Acting from necessity or compulsion; involuntary.
    • Whether man is a necessary or a free agent is a question much discussed.

    Synonyms

    * (needed) See also * (such as must be) inevitable, natural

    Antonyms

    * (needed) unnecessary * (such as must be) evitable, incidental, impossible

    Derived terms

    * necessarily * necessary condition

    Related terms

    * necessariness * necessitate * necessitation * necessitousness * necessitude * necessity

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    Noun

    (necessaries)
  • (archaic, British) bathroom, toilet, loo

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