unnecessarily

«unnecessarily» in Mova's school dictionary: not needed; more than is needed, for no good reason — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adverb (unnecessary, unnecessarily)

meaning for a pupil

In a way that is not needed; more than is needed, for no good reason. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories, a warning not to hurt or annoy someone for no reason; in lessons, it asks whether a step or a word was really needed.

examples

• Don't tease the dog unnecessarily. tree →
• The teacher did not shout unnecessarily. tree →
• Cut out any words that are unnecessarily long. tree →

note

Nothing for maths.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «unnecessarily» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.