unnecessary
1Unnecessary — 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] …
2unnecessary — I adjective auxiliary, avoidable, dispensable, excess, excessive, expendable, expletive, extra, extraneous, extrinsic, gratuitous, inessential, irrelevant, needless, non necessarius, noncompulsory, optional, overmuch, redundant, spare,… …
3unnecessary — 1540s, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + NECESSARY (Cf. necessary). Related: Unnecessarily …
4unnecessary — [adj] not required accidental, additional, avoidable, beside the point*, casual, causeless, chance, dispensable, excess, exorbitant, expendable, extraneous, extrinsic, fortuitous, futile, gratuitous, haphazard, inessential, irrelevant, lavish,… …
5unnecessary — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not necessary; more than is necessary. DERIVATIVES unnecessarily adverb …
6unnecessary — [unnes′ə ser΄ē] adj. not necessary or required; needless unnecessarily adv …
7unnecessary — adj. 1) unnecessary for 2) unnecessary to + inf. (it s unnecessary for us to wait) 3) unnecessary that + clause (it s unnecessary that you should get involved) * * * [ʌn nesəs(ə)rɪ] unnecessary for unnecessary to + inf. (it s unnecessary for us… …
8unnecessary — un|ne|ces|sa|ry [ʌnˈnesəsəri US seri] adj not needed or more than is needed unnecessary expense/cost/extravagance etc ▪ an unnecessary expense ▪ There s no point in taking unnecessary risks. ▪ We can t afford any unnecessary delays. ▪ Williams… …
9unnecessary — un|nec|es|sar|y [ ʌn nesə,seri ] adjective ** 1. ) used for describing something that should not have happened because it could have been avoided: The policy had caused thousands of families unnecessary suffering. The delay was totally… …
10unnecessary */*/ — UK [ʌnˈnesəs(ə)rɪ] / US [ʌnˈnesəˌserɪ] adjective 1) a) used for describing something that should not have happened because it could have been avoided The policy had caused thousands of families unnecessary suffering. The delay was totally… …
