unnecessary

adjectivecommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ʌnˈnɛs.ə.s(ə)ɹɪ//
United Kingdom//ʌnˈnɛs.əˌsɛɹ.ɪ//
United Kingdom//ʌnˈnɛs.ə.ɹɪ//
United States//ʌnˈnɛs.əˌsɛɹ.i//

Not needed or necessary.

adjective

1
Not needed or necessary.
The automatic child-frightener made clowns unnecessary.
Every possible economy was carefully investigated and unnecessary expense, however small, eliminated. The company had no money to spare on "frills."
Robins, of Torquay, had denied a single charge of causing unnecessary suffering to an animal. She claimed the microwave was accidentally turned on by one of the cats after the kitten got inside. But Knutton said the kitten was too small to even get onto the work surface.
Yet some of the statin side effects mentioned in the study have not been proved in the scientific literature or are exaggerated and could cause unnecessary worry, he said.
2
Done in addition to requirements; unrequired.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English necessary English unnecessary From un- + necessary.

Forms

comparative: more unnecessary
superlative: most unnecessary

unmarried · Having no husband or wife.unnatural · Not natural.unnecessarily · In an unnecessary way; not by necessity.

unnecessary · Not needed or necessary.

unnoticed · Not noticed.uno · A term said when the number of cards in player’s hand is…Uno · A card game similar to crazy eights, played with specially…

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