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necessarily

adverb

  1. in a way that must happen, without alternatives
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈnɛs.ə.sə.ɹɪ.li/ / /ˈnɛs.ə.sɛɹ.li/ / /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English necessary Middle English -ly English -ly English necessarily From necessary + -ly.

  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.