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Necessarily
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Necessarily
/ˈnesəsərəli/
It does not mean something is absolutely required, but often happens due to circumstances.
Synonyms:
inevitably
unavoidably
compulsorily
Antonyms:
unnecessarily
optionally
needlessly
Examples:
Might he ask, was dying of destitution and neglect
necessarily
English?
The list was,
necessarily
, rather a long one.
'Not
necessarily
so.
Etymology:
Derived from Middle English
necessarili
and Old French
necessaire
, it dates back to the Latin
necessārius
, meaning unavoidable or indispensable.
Usage Statistics:
45 mentions per 1 million words
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