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unnecessary

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un·nec·es·sar·y  (n-ns-sr)
adj.
Not necessary; needless.

un·neces·sari·ly (-sâr-l) adv.

unnecessary
Adjective
not essential, or more than is essential
unnecessarily adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unnecessaryunnecessary - not necessary                        
inessential, unessential - not basic or fundamental
necessary - absolutely essential

unnecessary
adjective needless, excessive, unwarranted, useless, pointless, not needed, redundant, wasteful, gratuitous, superfluous, wanton, expendable, surplus to requirements, uncalled-for, dispensable, unneeded, nonessential, inessential, unmerited, to no purpose, unrequired, supererogatory << OPPOSITE essential
Translations
unnecessary [ʌnˈnɛsəsərɪ] adjinnecesario, inútil

unnecessary [ʌnˈnɛsəsərɪ] adjinutile, superflu(e)

unnecessary [ʌnˈnɛsəsərɪ] adjunnötig

unnecessary [ʌnˈnɛsəsərɪ] adjinutile, superfluo/a

unnecessary
adj unnecessary [anˈnesəsəri]
1 not necessary It is unnecessary to waken him yet. onnodig غَيْر ضَروري ненужен zbytečný unødvendig unnötig ανώφελος, μη αναγκαίος innecesario mittevajalik غیر ضروری tarpeeton inutile לא נָחוּץ अनावश्यक/व्यर्थ nepotreban nem szükséges ónauðsynlegur inutile 不必要な nereikalingas nevajadzīgs tdk perlu onnodig unødvendig zbyteczny desnecessário inutil ненужный zbytočný nepotreben nepotreban inte nödvändig, obehövlig ที่ไม่จำเป็น gereksiz 不必要的 непотрібний غير لازمي không cần thiết 不必
2 that might have been avoided Your mistake caused a lot of unnecessary work in the office. onnodig مُمكِن تَجَنُّبه излишен nadbytečný unødvendig unnötig άσκοπος, που θα μπορούσε να είχε αποφευχθεί innecesario, inútil tarbetu اضافی tarpeeton inutile לא נָחוּץ परिहार्य nepotreban fölösleges óþarfur inutile 余計な bereikalingas lieks kerja tambahan yg sepatutnya boleh dielakkan onnodig unødvendig, overflødig niepotrzebny, zbędny desnecessário inutil излишний nadbytočný nepotreben nepotreban onödig ที่ต้องหลีกเลี่ยง gereksiz 多余的 зайвий غير ضروري thừa
adv unˌnecesˈsarily
He was unnecessarily rude. onnodig بصورَةٍ غَيْر ضَروريَّه ненужно zbytečně unødvendigt unnötig αδικαιολόγητα, άσκοπα innecesariamente, inútilmente asjatult بطور غیر ضروری tarpeettoman inutilement ללא צוֹרֶך अनावश्यक रूप से nepotrebno fölöslegesen óþarflega inutilmente 不必要なほど be reikalo nevajadzīgi terlalu onnodig unødvendig niepotrzebnie sem necessidade (în mod) inutil излишне zbytočne nepotrebno nepotrebno onödigt อย่างไม่จำเป็น gereksiz yere 不必要地 непотрібно غير ضروري طور پر không cần thiết 不必


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Thus, when we find that in the "Returns" all the prominent Greek heroes except Odysseus are accounted for, we are forced to believe that the author of this poem knew the "Odyssey" and judged it unnecessary to deal in full with that hero's adventures.
But one of them who was exceedingly old (for many a field had he plowed) thus spoke: "These Butchers, it is true, slaughter us, but they do so with skillful hands, and with no unnecessary pain.
"Heart" was intended for a much longer tale, and is unavoidably incomplete; but it is unnecessary to point out defects that even the juvenile reader will soon detect.
 
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