# unnecessary

Pronunciation: say "un-NES-uh-sair-ee" US /ʌnˈnɛs.əˌsɛɹ.i/, AUS /anˈnes.əˌseɹ.i/; UK say "un-NES-uh-suh-ree" /ʌnˈnɛs.ə.s(ə)ɹɪ/

## Adjective

1. Not needed or required for a particular purpose or situation.
   - Simple: Not needed, or not useful for what you want to do.
   - _The committee removed several unnecessary steps from the approval process._
   - _Carrying so much cash on the trip proved entirely unnecessary._
2. Done in addition to what is required; more than the situation actually calls for.
   - Simple: Done as something extra, more than what is really needed.
   - _The referee flagged an unnecessary shove well after the whistle had blown._
   - _She made an unnecessary detour just to show us the old church._

## Origin

Formed from the prefix "un-" combined with "necessary".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/unnecessary (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).