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Necessarily vs Unnecessary - What's the difference?

necessarily | unnecessary |

As an adverb necessarily

is inevitably; of necessity.

As an adjective unnecessary is

not needed or necessary.

necessarily

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • Inevitably; of necessity.
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    Related terms

    * necessary * unnecessarily

    unnecessary

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not needed or necessary.
    • The automatic child-frightener made clowns unnecessary .
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=December 14 , author=Steven Morris , title=Devon woman jailed for 168 days for killing kitten in microwave , work=Guardian citation , page= , passage=Robins, of Torquay, had denied a single charge of causing unnecessary suffering to an animal. She claimed the microwave was accidentally turned on by one of the cats after the kitten got inside. But Knutton said the kitten was too small to even get onto the work surface.}}
  • Done in addition to requirements; unrequired.

    • Antonyms

    * (not needed) necessary, needed * (in addition to requirements) required, mandatory

    Synonyms

    * (not needed) superfluous, unneeded, needless, innecessary * (in addition to requirements) additional, innecessary

    Derived terms

    * unnecessarily * unnecessariness