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Grammar : Adj

Spell : uhn-nes-uh-ser-ee

Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈnɛs əˌsɛr i

Definition of unnecessary

Origin : 1540s, from un- (1) "not" + necessary. Related: Unnecessarily.

adj not required

Example sentences :

Everybody said that he had only succeeded in showing that his resignation was unnecessary.
Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook

None of them should be used, however, because they are unnecessary.
Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

I knew well enough that his anxiety had been on my account, but it was so unnecessary!
Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark

But, for the clothworker's purpose, this purification is unnecessary.
Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884 » by Various

Comment on them is unnecessary, as they speak forcibly for themselves.
Extract from : « Ridgeway » by Scian Dubh

Amory felt a stir of most unnecessary emotion; he understood Tom.
Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various

He had known Jack's governor for years, and so a too formal introduction was unnecessary.
Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith

The play is so well known that a synopsis of it is unnecessary.
Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 2, April 9, 1870 » by Various

I owe it to your friendship not to torment you with unnecessary apprehensions.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

All the villains and other unnecessary people would be polished off.
Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson

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