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necessarily

[ nes-uh-sair-uh-lee, -ser- ]

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adverb

by or of necessity; as a matter of compulsion or requirement:
You don't necessarily have to attend.
as a necessary, logical, or inevitable result:
That conclusion doesn't necessarily follow.

necessarily

/ ˌnɛsɪˈsɛrɪlɪ; ˈnɛsɪsərɪlɪ /

adverb

as an inevitable or natural consequence
girls do not necessarily like dolls
as a certainty
he won't necessarily come

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Word History and Origins

Origin of necessarily¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; necessary, -ly

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President Trump is badgering the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates, but even if the Fed gave in to the pressure, it wouldn’t necessarily lead to lower borrowing costs for consumers.

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Though financial therapy is increasing in popularity, it doesn’t necessarily get down to the nuts and bolts of your finances.

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Yet some boxing fans - not necessarily the purists - can be forgiving, especially when you put it all on the line.

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Not all fires, particularly smaller, lower-intensity burns, are necessarily catastrophic to long-term vegetation health.

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They don't care too much about how the telecom network works, and even the telecoms people don't necessarily care how the electricity is generated.

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