unnecessary

  • 11unnecessary — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, prove, seem ▪ become ▪ make sth, render sth ▪ consider sth …

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  • 12unnecessary — [[t]ʌnne̱səsri, AM seri[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe something as unnecessary, you mean that it is not needed or does not have to be done, and is undesirable. The slaughter of whales is unnecessary and inhuman... He accused Diana of making an… …

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  • 13unnecessary*/ — [ʌnˈnesəs(ə)ri] adj 1) used for describing something that should not have happened because it could have been avoided The policy had caused thousands of families unnecessary suffering.[/ex] The delay was totally unnecessary.[/ex] 2) not needed… …

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  • 14unnecessary — adjective 1 not needed or more than is needed: I m trying to cut down on all my unnecessary spending. 2 a remark or action that is unnecessary, is unkind or unreasonable unnecessarily adverb: I don t want to worry you unnecessarily …

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  • 15unnecessary — adj. & n. adj. 1 not necessary. 2 more than is necessary (with unnecessary care). n. (pl. ies) (usu. in pl.) an unnecessary thing. Derivatives: unnecessarily adv. unnecessariness n …

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  • 16unnecessary — adjective /ʌnˈnɛs.əˌsəɹ.ɪ ,ʌnˈnɛs.əˌsɛɹ.ɪ,ʌnˈnɛs.əˌsɛɹ.i/ a) Not needed or necessary. The automatic child frightener made clowns unnecessary. b) Done in addition to requirements; unrequired. Syn: superfluous, unneeded, needless …

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  • 17unnecessary — adjective 1》 not needed. 2》 more than is necessary. noun (unnecessaries) unnecessary things. Derivatives unnecessarily adverb unnecessariness noun …

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  • 18unnecessary — adjective extra blankets are unnecessary Syn: unneeded, nonessential, inessential, not required, uncalled for, useless, unwarranted, unwanted, undesired, dispensable, unimportant, optional, extraneous, gratuitous, expendable, noncore, disposable …

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  • 19Unnecessary Fuss — is a film produced by Ingrid Newkirk and Alex Pacheco of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), showing footage shot inside the University of Pennsylvania s Head Injury Clinic in Philadelphia.The footage was shot in 1983 4 by the… …

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  • 20unnecessary hardship — un·nec·es·sary hard·ship n: a deprivation of an owner s right to the beneficial use of property that is caused when a zoning ordinance makes it impossible to receive a reasonable return from the property ◇ Unnecessary hardship may justify the… …

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