The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
unnecessary — I adjective auxiliary, avoidable, dispensable, excess, excessive, expendable, expletive, extra, extraneous, extrinsic, gratuitous, inessential, irrelevant, needless, non necessarius, noncompulsory, optional, overmuch, redundant, spare,… … Law dictionary
unnecessary — 1540s, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + NECESSARY (Cf. necessary). Related: Unnecessarily … Etymology dictionary
unnecessary — [adj] not required accidental, additional, avoidable, beside the point*, casual, causeless, chance, dispensable, excess, exorbitant, expendable, extraneous, extrinsic, fortuitous, futile, gratuitous, haphazard, inessential, irrelevant, lavish,… … New thesaurus
unnecessary — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not necessary; more than is necessary. DERIVATIVES unnecessarily adverb … English terms dictionary
unnecessary — [unnes′ə ser΄ē] adj. not necessary or required; needless unnecessarily adv … English World dictionary
unnecessary — adj. 1) unnecessary for 2) unnecessary to + inf. (it s unnecessary for us to wait) 3) unnecessary that + clause (it s unnecessary that you should get involved) * * * [ʌn nesəs(ə)rɪ] unnecessary for unnecessary to + inf. (it s unnecessary for us… … Combinatory dictionary
unnecessary — un|ne|ces|sa|ry [ʌnˈnesəsəri US seri] adj not needed or more than is needed unnecessary expense/cost/extravagance etc ▪ an unnecessary expense ▪ There s no point in taking unnecessary risks. ▪ We can t afford any unnecessary delays. ▪ Williams… … Dictionary of contemporary English
unnecessary — un|nec|es|sar|y [ ʌn nesə,seri ] adjective ** 1. ) used for describing something that should not have happened because it could have been avoided: The policy had caused thousands of families unnecessary suffering. The delay was totally… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
unnecessary */*/ — UK [ʌnˈnesəs(ə)rɪ] / US [ʌnˈnesəˌserɪ] adjective 1) a) used for describing something that should not have happened because it could have been avoided The policy had caused thousands of families unnecessary suffering. The delay was totally… … English dictionary
unnecessary — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, prove, seem ▪ become ▪ make sth, render sth ▪ consider sth … Collocations dictionary
