necessarily
//ˈnɛs.ə.sə.ɹɪ.li//
Forms
- Comparative
- more necessarily
- Superlative
- most necessarily
Definitions
1.Inevitably; of necessity.
- But clever cities will not necessarily be better ones.
- It is not necessarily true that children get their morals from their parents.
- Oregon’s uptick in marijuana sales along the Idaho border doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s all Idahoans who are lighting up, Lehner said.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #2000
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Uncommon
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Uncommon
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
Etymology tree
English necessary
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English necessarily
From necessary + -ly.