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un·nec·es·sar·y    Audio Help   [uhn-nes-uh-ser-ee] Pronunciation Key adjective, noun, plural -sar·ies.
–adjective
1.not necessary or essential; needless; unessential.
–noun
2.unnecessaries, things that are not necessary or essential.

[Origin: 1540–50; un-1 + necessary]

un·nec·es·sar·i·ly    Audio Help   [uhn-nes-uh-sair-uh-lee, -nes-uh-ser-] Pronunciation Key, adverb
un·nec·es·sar·i·ness, noun
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un·nec·es·sar·y    Audio Help   (ŭn-něs'ĭ-sěr'ē)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   Not necessary; needless.

un·nec'es·sar'i·ly (-sâr'ə-lē) adv.
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unnecessary 
1548, from un- (1) "not" + necessary.

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unnecessary

adjective
not necessary [ant: necessary

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unnecessary1 [anˈnesəsəri] adjective
not necessary
Example: It is unnecessary to waken him yet.
Arabic: غَيْر ضَروري
Chinese (Simplified): 不必要的
Chinese (Traditional): 不必要的
Czech: zbytečný
Danish: unødvendig
Dutch: onnodig
Estonian: mittevajalik
Finnish: tarpeeton
French: inutile
German: unnötig
Greek: ανώφελος, μη αναγκαίος
Hungarian: nem szükséges
Icelandic: ónauðsynlegur
Italian: inutile
Japanese: 不必要な
Latvian: nevajadzīgs
Lithuanian: nereikalingas
Norwegian: unødvendig
Polish: zbyteczny
Portuguese (Portugal): desnecessário
Russian: ненужный
Slovak: zbytočný
Slovenian: nepotreben
Spanish: innecesario
Swedish: inte nödvändig, obehövlig
Turkish: gereksiz
unnecessary2 [anˈnesəsəri] adjective
that might have been avoided
Example: Your mistake caused a lot of unnecessary work in the office.
Arabic: مُمكِن تَجَنُّبه
Chinese (Simplified): 多余的
Chinese (Traditional): 多余的
Czech: nadbytečný
Danish: unødvendig
Dutch: onnodig
Estonian: tarbetu
Finnish: tarpeeton
French: inutile
German: unnötig
Greek: άσκοπος, που θα μπορούσε να είχε αποφευχθεί
Hungarian: fölösleges
Icelandic: óþarfur
Italian: inutile
Japanese: 余計な
Latvian: lieks
Lithuanian: bereikalingas
Norwegian: unødvendig, overflødig
Polish: niepotrzebny, zbędny
Portuguese (Portugal): desnecessário
Russian: излишний
Slovak: nadbytočný
Slovenian: nepotreben
Spanish: innecesario, inútil
Swedish: onödig
Turkish: gereksiz
See also: unnecessarily

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