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unnecessarily

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un·nec·es·sar·y  (n-ns-sr)
adj.
Not necessary; needless.
un·neces·sari·ly (-sâr-l) adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.unnecessarily - in an unnecessary mannerunnecessarily - in an unnecessary manner; "they were unnecessarily rude"
necessarily, needfully - in an essential manner; "such expenses are necessarily incurred"
2.unnecessarily - without any necessityunnecessarily - without any necessity; "this marathon would exhaust him unnecessarily"
Translations
unnecessarily [ʌnˈnesɪsərɪlɪ] ADV → innecesariamente, sin necesidad
I don't want him to suffer unnecessarily → no quiero que sufra innecesariamente or sin necesidad
unnecessarily [ˌʌnnɛsəˈsɛrɪli] adv
[upset, alarm, worry] → inutilement
[difficult, complicated] → inutilement
unnecessarily
adv → unnötigerweise; strict, serious → unnötig, übertrieben
unnecessarily [ʌnˈnɛsɪs/ərɪlɪ] adv (worry, suffer) → inutilmente; (large, long, difficult) → eccessivamente
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