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Definition of unnecessarily adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

unnecessarily

adverb

/ʌnˈnesəsərəli/

/ˌʌnˌnesəˈserəli/

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without any need; in a way that is not needed or is more than is needed
- There's no point worrying him unnecessarily.
- unnecessarily complicated instructions
opposite necessarily

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