Necessarily
/ˈnɛs.ə.sə.ɹɪ.li/ adv
adv ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 Inevitably; of necessity.
"It is not necessarily true that children get their morals from their parents."
Adverb
- 1 in such a manner as could not be otherwise wordnet
- 2 in an essential manner wordnet
- 3 as a highly likely consequence wordnet
Example
More examples"I don't necessarily trust translations."
Etymology
From necessary + -ly.