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unnecessary

[ uhn-nes-uh-ser-ee ]

adjective

  1. not necessary or essential; needless; unessential.


noun

plural unnecessaries.
  1. unnecessaries, things that are not necessary or essential.

unnecessary

/ ʌnˈnɛsɪsərɪ; -ɪsrɪ /

adjective

  1. not necessary
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Derived Forms

  • ܲˈԱ𳦱Ա, noun
  • ܲˈԱ𳦱, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܲ·Ա···· [uhn-nes-, uh, -, sair, -, uh, -lee, -, nes, -, uh, -ser-], adverb
  • ܲ·ԱIJ·i·Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of unnecessary1

First recorded in 1540–50; un- 1 + necessary
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Requiring officials to first get approval before shuttering services would create an unnecessary network of bureaucracy for those who know the parks best.

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They say police have "broad powers to deal with offences where unnecessary suffering and injury is inflicted on wildlife, including cases involving the misuse of catapults".

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"Making more use of community sentences in place of unnecessary prison sentences, will be an important step in addressing the current prison crisis," he said.

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“They’ll persuade you to grant remote access to your computer or to pay for unnecessary software or services, which could lead to serious financial loss and potential identity theft,” Nicoletti said.

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A more common position is that the Internet and digital technologies have made libraries unnecessary.

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