unnecessarily

English

Etymology

unnecessary +‎ -ly

Adverb

unnecessarily (comparative more unnecessarily, superlative most unnecessarily)

1. Needlessly, not necessarily
2. Not by necessity.

   He unnecessarily repeated too much of what others had covered.

3. To an extent beyond what is needed.

   The food provided was unnecessarily generous, especially for an event meant to raise money for the hungry.

Synonyms

• needlessly

Antonyms

• necessarily

Related terms

• unnecessary
• necessarily

Translations

needlessly, not necessarily

• Catalan: innecessàriament
• Dutch: onnodig (nl)
• Estonian: asjata
• Galician: innecesariamente
• German: unnötigerweise (de)
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• Occitan: innecessàriament
• Romanian: în mod nenecesar
• Slovak: zbytočne
• Spanish: innecesariamente
• Swedish: onödigtvis (sv), i onödan (sv)
• Telugu: అనవసరంగా (anavasaraṅgā)

redundant

• Dutch: overbodig (nl)
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• Swedish: onödigt (sv)