Necessarily — Nec es*sa*ri*ly, adv. In a necessary manner; by necessity; unavoidably; indispensably. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
necessarily — index a priori, consequently Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
necessarily — (adv.) mid 15c., inevitably, unavoidably, from NECESSARY (Cf. necessary) (adj.) + LY (Cf. ly) (2) … Etymology dictionary
necessarily — The dominant pronunciation in BrE, which has been influenced by American practice, is with the stress on the third syllable; a first syllable stress is often advocated by older speakers but whether they always use it themselves is questionable … Modern English usage
necessarily — [adv] inevitably, certainly accordingly, as a matter of course*, automatically, axiomatically, beyond one’s control*, by definition, by its own nature*, cardinally, come what may*, compulsorily, consequently, exigently, from within*,… … New thesaurus
necessarily — ► ADVERB ▪ as a necessary result; inevitably … English terms dictionary
necessarily — [nes΄ə ser′ə lē, nes′ə ser΄ə lē] adv. 1. because of necessity; by or of necessity 2. as a necessary result; inevitably … English World dictionary
necessarily — ne|ces|sar|i|ly W2S1 [ˈnesısərıli, ˌnesıˈserıli US ˌnesıˈserıli] adv 1.) not necessarily possibly, but not certainly ▪ That is not necessarily true. ▪ Expensive restaurants aren t necessarily the best. ▪ Having this disease does not necessarily… … Dictionary of contemporary English
necessarily — nec|es|sar|i|ly [ ,nesə serəli ] adverb *** always or in every situation: Public spending necessarily affects the economy. not necessarily 1. ) not always or not in every situation: Individual symptoms are not necessarily typical of the disease.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
necessarily — adverb 1 not necessarily possibly but not certainly: Expensive restaurants are not necessarily the best. | “We ll need to employ another engineer, then.” “Not necessarily.” | It does not necessarily follow that a larger workforce will be more… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
