English Online Dictionary. What means necessarily? What does necessarily mean?
English
Etymology
From necessary + -ly.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnɛs.ə.sə.ɹɪ.li/, /ˈnɛs.ə.sɛɹ.li/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌnes.əˈseɹ.ə.li/, /ˌnes.əˈseɹ.li/
Adverb
necessarily (comparative more necessarily, superlative most necessarily)
- Inevitably; of necessity.
- Synonym: needs
Related terms
- necessary
- unnecessarily