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unnecessarily


un·nec·es·sar·i·ly

adv \ˌən-ˌne-sə-ˈser-ə-lē\

Definition of UNNECESSARILY

: not by necessity : to an unnecessary degree <unnecessarily harsh criticism>

First Known Use of UNNECESSARILY

1594

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