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   Un·nec·es·sar·y

   /ˌənˈnesəˌserē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. not needed: "a fourth Chicago airport is unnecessary"
   • ▪ more than is needed; excessive: "they used unnecessary force to restrain me"
   • ▪ (of a remark) not appropriate and likely to be offensive or impertinent.

   plural

   • 1. unnecessary things: "Flora never wasted cash on unnecessaries"

   Derivatives

   • 1. unnecessariness noun

   Scrabble Points: 16

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   The meaning of UNNECESSARY is not necessary. How to use unnecessary in a sentence.

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   What does it mean if something is unnecessary?

   • If you describe something as unnecessary, you mean that it is not needed or does not have to be done. The slaughter of whales is unnecessary and inhuman. I didn't want to upset my husband or my daughter unnecessarily. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

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   Is it unnecessary to do something?

   • it is unnecessary to do something It was unnecessary to carry out more stringent safety testing. it is unnecessary for somebody/something to do something They argued that it was unnecessary for government to regulate the industry. Don't take any unnecessary risks. Cigarette smoking causes 450,000 unnecessary deaths every year.

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   What does innecesario mean?

   • innecesario, innecesario/ria [masculine-feminine, singular]… desnecessário, desnecessário/-ia… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! UNNECESSARY definition: 1. not needed or wanted, or more than is needed or wanted: 2. An offensive remark or action that….

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   Unnecessary definition: not necessary or essential; needless; unessential.. See examples of UNNECESSARY used in a sentence.

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   Unnecessary means not needed or wanted, or more than is needed or wanted. It can also describe an offensive remark or action that could have been avoided. See pronunciation, synonyms, translations and usage examples.

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   Anything that is extra or not needed is unnecessary. Wearing long underwear in July is an unnecessary precaution against being cold. If you don't need something, it's unnecessary. You take an unnecessary risk if you get in the car and don't bother to fasten your seatbelt.

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   Find 30 similar and opposite words for unnecessary, a word that means not needed by the circumstances or to accomplish an end. See example sentences, antonyms, and related entries for unnecessary.

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   Learn the meaning and usage of the adjective unnecessary, which means not needed or required. See synonyms, pronunciation, grammar, and examples from Collins dictionaries and other sources.

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    Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the adjective unnecessary, which means not needed or more than is needed. See synonyms, antonyms and example sentences from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.