He unnecessarily repeated too much of what others had covered.
The food provided was unnecessarily generous, especially for an Oxfam event.
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unnecessarily — adv. Unnecessarily is used with these adjectives: ↑bureaucratic, ↑complex, ↑complicated, ↑cruel, ↑harsh, ↑intrusive, ↑pessimistic, ↑provocative, ↑restrictive Unnecessarily is used with these verbs: ↑ … Collocations dictionary
unnecessarily — adverb 1. in an unnecessary manner (Freq. 2) they were unnecessarily rude • Ant: ↑necessarily • Derived from adjective: ↑unnecessary 2. without any necessity this marathon would exhaust him unnecessarily … Useful english dictionary
unnecessarily — adverb Date: 1594 not by necessity ; to an unnecessary degree < unnecessarily harsh criticism > … New Collegiate Dictionary
unnecessarily — unnecessary ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not necessary; more than is necessary. DERIVATIVES unnecessarily adverb … English terms dictionary
Unnecessarily — Unnecessary Un*nec es*sa*ry, a. Not necessary; not required under the circumstances; unless; needless; as, unnecessary labor, care, or rigor. {Un*nec es*sa*ri*ly}, adv. {Un*nec es*sa*ri*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unnecessarily — See unnecessary. * * * … Universalium
unnecessarily — (Roget s IV) modif. needlessly, causelessly, without occasion, by chance, carelessly, fortuitously, casually, haphazardly, wantonly, accidentally, unessentially, redundantly, inexpediently, uselessly, exorbitantly, superfluously, undeSirably,… … English dictionary for students
unnecessarily — adv. needlessly, superfluously, redundantly … English contemporary dictionary
unnecessarily — un·necessarily … English syllables
unnecessarily — See: unnecessary … English dictionary
