HOW TO PRONOUNCE
unnecessary
/ʌnˈnɛs.əˌsɛɹ.i/
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What does unnecessary mean?
adjective
- Not needed or necessary.
- Done in addition to requirements; unrequired.
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IPA pronunciation
/ʌnˈnɛs.əˌsɛɹ.i/
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“In that case I should be glad to hear the evidence and to examine the premises without an instant of unnecessary delay.”
Did you ever hear about the learned Herr Professor who regarded unnecessary adornment with contempt and favoured sensible, utilitarian clothes for women?
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This was quite unnecessary, for her salary was assured and sufficient, and her employers had regarded her as an extremely promising representative.
Nor was this an unnecessary caution, as the occurrence and circumstances of more than one such fatality during our stay sufficiently testified.
It is unnecessary to say that Cleveland is now unknown, except to such as feel themselves impelled to search into things forgotten.