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unnecessarily
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As an adverb, unnecessarily means in an unnecessary way.
Meanings of unnecessarily
2 meaningsadverb
In an unnecessary way; not by necessity.
“He unnecessarily repeated much of what others had covered.”
To an extent beyond what is needed.
“The food provided was unnecessarily generous, especially for an event meant to raise money for the hungry.”
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
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