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unnecessary

[uhn-nes-uh-ser-ee] Origin

un·nec·es·sar·y

[uhn-nes-uh-ser-ee] adjective, noun, plural -sar·ies.
adjective
1.
not necessary or essential; needless; unessential.
noun
2.
unnecessaries, things that are not necessary or essential.

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Unnecessary has a plethora of syllables.
So is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine. Does it mean:
given to using long words.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.

Origin:
1540–50; un-1 + necessary

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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