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unnecessarily

adverb (unnecessary, unnecessarily)

«unnecessarily» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

In a way that is not needed; more than is needed, for no good reason. tree →

In the lessons

In stories, a warning not to hurt or annoy someone for no reason; in lessons, it asks whether a step or a word was really needed.

Examples

Don't tease the dog unnecessarily. tree →
The teacher did not shout unnecessarily. tree →
Cut out any words that are unnecessarily long. tree →

Note

Nothing for maths.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «unnecessarily» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«unnecessarily» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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