un necessary

adjective

not necessary or essential; needless; unessential.

noun

unnecessaries, things that are not necessary or essential.

Origin:
1540–50; un-¹ + necessary

Related forms

un·nec·es·sar·i·ly

[uhn-nes-uh-sair-uh-lee, -nes-uh-ser-] , adverb

un·nec·es·sar·i·ness, noun

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unnecessary (ʌnˈnɛsɪsərɪ, -ɪsrɪ)

—*adj*
	not necessary

un'necessarily

—*adv*

un'necessariness

—n

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unnecessary

1548, from un- (1) "not" + necessary.

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