The boy jerked them in over the gunwale, his father giving an unnecessary push from underneath.It is unnecessary for the purposes of this appeal, to express a conclusion upon them.Another factor led to frustration, annoyance, and an unnecessary expenditure of about $ 800,000.
quite unnecessary British English ‘I’ll give you a lift.’ ‘Thank you, but that’s quite unnecessary.’ nouns unnecessary suffering She admitted causing the dog unnecessary suffering. COLLOCATIONS adverbs totally/completely/entirely unnecessary The suffering of these animals is totally unnecessary. Williams was found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to animals - unnecessarily / ʌnˈnesəs ərəli $ ˌʌn-nesəˈserəli / adverb I don’t want to worry you unnecessarily. ○ adjective NEED# not needed, or more than is needed unnecessary expense/cost/extravagance etc an unnecessary expense There’s no point in taking unnecessary risks.Necessarily ≠ unnecessarily From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English unnecessary un‧ne‧ces‧sa‧ry / ʌnˈnesəs əri $ -seri /