Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

necessarily

/ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.48 in modern English

Syllables: nec-es-sar-i-ly
IPA: /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Inevitably; of necessity.

Example Sentences

"It is not necessarily true that children get their morals from their parents."
"But clever cities will not necessarily be better ones."
"Oregon’s uptick in marijuana sales along the Idaho border doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s all Idahoans who are lighting up, Lehner said."

Etymology

Etymology tree English necessary Middle English -ly English -ly English necessarily From necessary + -ly.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/
British English: /ˈnɛs.ə.sə.ɹɪ.li/

Inflected Forms

more necessarily (comparative) most necessarily (superlative)

Phrases

not necessarily

Frequently Paired Words

necessary not necessarily unnecessarily

Synonyms

needs inevitably of necessity needfully

Rhymes With

primarily temporarily voluntarily extraordinarily ordinarily momentarily militarily merrily customarily secondarily warily wearily

Questions

How do you pronounce necessarily?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/.
What does necessarily mean?: Inevitably; of necessity.
Where does necessarily come from?: Etymology tree English necessary Middle English -ly English -ly English necessarily From necessary + -ly.

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