Necessarily

//ˈnɛs.ə.sə.ɹɪ.li// adv

adv ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Inevitably; of necessity.

    "It is not necessarily true that children get their morals from their parents."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in such a manner as could not be otherwise wordnet
  2. 2
    in an essential manner wordnet
  3. 3
    as a highly likely consequence wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
ineluctablyinescapablyinevitablyof necessityperforceunavoidably

Example

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"I don't necessarily trust translations."

Etymology

From necessary + -ly.

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