Definition of UNNECESSARILY

unnecessarily

Meanings

Adverb

  • in an unnecessary manner
    • "they were unnecessarily rude"
  • without any necessity
    • "this marathon would exhaust him unnecessarily"

Adv

  • In an unnecessary way; not by necessity.
  • To an extent beyond what is needed.

Origin / Etymology

From unnecessary + -ly or un- + necessarily.

Synonyms

for no reason, needlessly, pointlessly, unduly, uselessly

Antonyms

necessarily

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