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necessarily

ne·ces·sa·rily

UK/ˈnɛs.ə.sə.ɹɪ.li/ US/ˈnɛs.ə.sɛɹ.li/ common

adverb

1.

in an essential manner

  • “such expenses are necessarily incurred”
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2.

in such a manner as could not be otherwise

  • “it is necessarily so”
  • “we must needs by objective”
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3.

as a highly likely consequence

  • “we are necessarily bound for federalism in Europe”

Origin

From necessary + -ly.

Related words

Pertaining to

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