nec·es·sar·i·ly

[nes-uh-sair-uh-lee, -ser-]
adverb
1.
by or of necessity; as a matter of compulsion or requirement: You don't necessarily have to attend.
2.
as a necessary, logical, or inevitable result: That conclusion doesn't necessarily follow.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English; see necessary, -ly

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necessarily (ˈnɛsɪsərɪlɪ, ˌnɛsɪˈsɛrɪlɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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1.  as an inevitable or natural consequence: girls do not necessarily like dolls
2.  as a certainty: he won't necessarily come

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