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Definitions for Unnecessarily
-ˌnɛs əˈsɛər ə li, -ˈnɛs əˌsɛr-un·nec·es·sar·i·ly
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Princeton's WordNet
unnecessarilyadverb
in an unnecessary manner
"they were unnecessarily rude"
unnecessarilyadverb
without any necessity
"this marathon would exhaust him unnecessarily"
Wiktionary
unnecessarilyadverb
Needlessly, not necessarily
unnecessarilyadverb
Not by necessity.
He unnecessarily repeated too much of what others had covered.
unnecessarilyadverb
To an extent beyond what is needed.
The food provided was unnecessarily generous, especially for an Oxfam event.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Unnecessarilyadverb
Without necessity; without need; needlessly.
To abrogate, without constraint of manifest harm thereby arising, had been to alter unnecessarily, in their judgment, the antient, received custom of the whole church. Richard Hooker.
’Tis highly imprudent in the greatest of men, unnecessarily to provoke the meanest. Roger L'Estrange.
These words come in without any connexion with the story, and consequently unnecessarily. William Broome.
ChatGPT
unnecessarily
Unnecessarily refers to something done without need, in excess or lacking purpose or justification. It means doing more than what is required, expected, or appropriate in a particular context, often in a way that causes inconvenience, harm or waste.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Unnecessarily in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Unnecessarily in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of Unnecessarily in a Sentence
The thing about anaphylaxis is although it is frightening to watch, it's easily identified, it's quickly identified, and it's easily treated with epinephrine, i don't see how taking this off the market is a conservative thing to do or exercising an abundance of caution. I think all it does is put people at risk unnecessarily.
Excessive and unnecessary force can happen when situations could have been handled in cooler manner but is unnecessarily and unduly escalated. One way it happens, someone shows up and the way they present is in a way that raises the temperature, this situation could've involved no force but ends up involving significant force. That's unnecessary, excessive. Lots of situations weren't criminal, just problematic policing.
The unnecessarily compressed execution schedule using the risky drug midazolam denies prisoners their right to be free from the risk of torture.
I can tell you categorically that a health care provider never wants to be in a position of having to sue one of his patients for money that should've been paid by the patient's insurance company, this insurance company practice unnecessarily brings its own member into the dispute -- and forces the provider to pursue the patient for the money.
One of my biggest concerns was : How do I make sure that I am not a burden ? How do I make sure I'm not just taking up extra PPE unnecessarily ? i was also worried about the potential effects of getting Covid because many of us have seen people who are young and otherwise fairly healthy who have gotten very sick. So I think we all thought that there is a very real risk opting into this.
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