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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Unnecessary

/ən-nĕs'-əs-ĕrˌ-ē/ · Un·nec·es·sa·ry · IPA /ʌnˈnɛs.əˌsɛɹ.i/
01 a. Not necessary; not required under the circumstances; unless; needless; as, unnecessary labor, care, or rigor.
  1. 1.
    Not necessary; not required under the circumstances; unless; needless; as, unnecessary labor, care, or rigor.