necessarily

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
18
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/ˈnɛs.ə.sə.ɹɪ.li/
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/ˈnɛs.ə.sə.ɹɪ.li/ · /ˈnɛs.ə.sɛɹ.li/ · /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/ · /ˌnes.əˈseɹ.ə.li/ · /ˌnes.əˈseɹ.li/

Definition of necessarily

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adv

  1. Inevitably; of necessity.
    “It is not necessarily true that children get their morals from their parents.”
    “But clever cities will not necessarily be better ones.”
    “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.”

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Etymology

From necessary + -ly.

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200+ playable · top: NECESSARY (14 pts)

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