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In an unnecessary way; not by necessity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- He unnecessarily repeated much of what others had covered.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: needlessly, pointlessly, uselessly, for no reason
Antonyms: none provided
To an extent beyond what is needed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The food provided was unnecessarily generous, especially for an event meant to raise money for the hungry.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unduly
Antonyms: none provided
without any necessity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- this marathon would exhaust him unnecessarily
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
in an unnecessary manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- they were unnecessarily rude
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: necessarily
From unnecessary + -ly or un- + necessarily.
Across languages
Translations
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
innecessàriament
— in an unnecessary way
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Dutch:
onnodig
— in an unnecessary way
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Esperanto:
nenecese
— in an unnecessary way
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Estonian:
asjata
— in an unnecessary way
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French:
inutilement
— in an unnecessary way
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French:
gratuitement
— in an unnecessary way
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Galician:
innecesariamente
— in an unnecessary way
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German:
unnötigerweise
— in an unnecessary way
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Haryanvi:
खामखा
(khāmkhā)
— in an unnecessary way
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Hindi:
अनावश्यक
(anāvaśyak)
— in an unnecessary way
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Hungarian:
szükségtelenül
— in an unnecessary way
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Hungarian:
feleslegesen
— in an unnecessary way
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Italian:
inutilmente
— in an unnecessary way
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Occitan:
innecessàriament
— in an unnecessary way
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Polish:
niekoniecznie
— in an unnecessary way
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Romanian:
în mod nenecesar
— in an unnecessary way
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Slovak:
zbytočne
— in an unnecessary way
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Spanish:
innecesariamente
— in an unnecessary way
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Swedish:
onödigtvis
— in an unnecessary way
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Swedish:
i onödan
— in an unnecessary way
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Telugu:
అనవసరంగా
(anavasaraṅgā)
— in an unnecessary way