necessarily
adverbcommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈnɛs.ə.sə.ɹɪ.li//
- United Kingdom//ˈnɛs.ə.sɛɹ.li//
- United States//ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li//
- Australia//ˌnes.əˈseɹ.ə.li//
Inevitably; of necessity.
adverb
- 1
Inevitably; of necessity.
It is not necessarily true that children get their morals from their parents.
But clever cities will not necessarily be better ones.
Oregon’s uptick in marijuana sales along the Idaho border doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s all Idahoans who are lighting up, Lehner said.
Etymology
Etymology tree English necessary Middle English -ly English -ly English necessarily From necessary + -ly.
Forms
- comparative
- more necessarily
- superlative
- most necessarily