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unnecessarily

un·ne·ces·sarily

US/ʌˈnnɛsʌˌsɛrʌli/ fairly common

adverb

1.

in an unnecessary manner

  • “they were unnecessarily rude”
Antonyms
2.

without any necessity

  • “this marathon would exhaust him unnecessarily”

Origin

From unnecessary + -ly or un- + necessarily.

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