unnecessary
adj/ʌnˈnɛs.ə.s(ə)ɹɪ/UK/ʌnˈnɛs.əˌsɛɹ.i/US/anˈnes.əˌseɹ.i/
Etymology
From un- + necessary.
- derived from necessārius
- derived from necessaire
- inherited from necessarye
Definitions
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."
Done in addition to requirements
Done in addition to requirements; unrequired.
The neighborhood
- antonymnecessaryantonym(s) of “not needed”
- antonymneededantonym(s) of “not needed”
- antonymrequiredantonym(s) of “in addition to requirements”
- antonymmandatoryantonym(s) of “in addition to requirements”
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for unnecessary. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA