/ˌnes.əˈser.əl.i/
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Translation
In a way that must be true or must happen; used most often in "not necessarily".
Word origin
From the adjective necessary plus the ending -ly, from Latin necessarius, meaning unavoidable.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- necessarius
- English cognates
- necessary, necessity
Examples
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"Not necessarily" means it is not always true.
wiser.
It may be true sometimes, but it does not have to be.
more .
Here "necessarily" means it must be so; it cannot be avoided.
Used in
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