NECESSARILY

inevitably, necessarily, of necessity, needs

(adverb) in such a manner as could not be otherwise; “it is necessarily so”; “we must needs by objective”

necessarily, needfully

(adverb) in an essential manner; “such expenses are necessarily incurred”

necessarily

(adverb) as a highly likely consequence; “we are necessarily bound for federalism in Europe”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

necessarily (comparative more necessarily, superlative most necessarily)

Inevitably; of necessity.

Synonym: needs

Source: Wiktionary


Nec"es*sa*ri*ly, adv.

Definition: In a necessary manner; by necessity; unavoidably; indispensably.

NECESSARY

Nec"es*sa*ry, a. Etym: [L. necessarius, from necesse unavoidable, necessary; of uncertain origin: cf. F. nécessaire.]

1. Such as must be; impossible to be otherwise; not to be avoided; inevitable. Death, a necessary end, Will come when it will come. Shak.

2. Impossible to be otherwise, or to be dispensed with, without preventing the attainment of a desired result; indispensable; requiste; essential. "'T is necessary he should die." Shak. A certain kind of temper is necessary to the pleasure and quiet of our minds. Tillotson.

3. Acting from necessity or compulsion; involuntary; -- opposed to free; as, whether man is a necessary or a free agent is a question much discussed.

Nec"es*sa*ry, n.; pl. Necessaries (.

1. A thing that is necessary or indispensable to some purpose; something that one can not do without; a requisite; an essential; -- used chiefly in the plural; as, the necessaries of life.

2. A privy; a water-closet.

3. pl. (Law)

Definition: Such things, in respect to infants, lunatics, and married women, as are requisite for support suitable to station.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SUCH

(adjective) of so extreme a degree or extent; “such weeping”; “so much weeping”; “such a help”; “such grief”; “never dreamed of such beauty”


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