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Necessarily
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nec·es·sar·i·ly
/
ˌnɛs
əˈsɛər
ə
li, -ˈsɛr-
/
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[
nes-
uh
-
sair
-
uh
-lee, -
ser
-
]
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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)
—
adv
1.
as an inevitable or natural consequence:
girls do not necessarily like dolls
2.
as a certainty:
he won't necessarily come
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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necessarily
open the floodgates to lots more lawsuits.
But without that information, you wouldn't
necessarily
know what were the
appropriate cell tests to do in the first place.
But the alternative to open development is not
necessarily
evil.
But the good news is that having the allele doesn't
necessarily
mean you can't
learn from your mistakes.
And the best researchers are not
necessarily
the best teachers.
Satellites can pinpoint some algae blooms but not
necessarily
determine the species that cause them.
Construction cranes are not
necessarily
a welcome sight in a rain forest.
Authenticity is embracing the fact that we're
necessarily
duplicitous beings.
Computer programs are not
necessarily
the best way to do this.
But hockey is not
necessarily
more or less violent than other sports.
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