unnecessarily

/ənnɛsəˈsɛrɪli/
/ənnɛsəˈsɛrɪli/
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Definitions of unnecessarily
  1. adverb
    without any necessity
    “this marathon would exhaust him unnecessarily”
  2. adverb
    in an unnecessary manner
    “they were unnecessarily rude”
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    antonyms:
    necessarily
    in an essential manner
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