unnecessarily

[US]/ʌn'nesisərili/
[UK]/ʌnˈn ɛsəˌs ɛrɪlɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. in a way that is not necessary; in a way that is excessive; in a way that is not needed.

Example Sentences

Some parents worry unnecessarily about their children.

The report paints an unnecessarily bleak picture of the town.

An inattentive pupil is unnecessarily an unclever boy or a girl.

The decision by the headmaster was called in doubt by some of the teachers who thought it unnecessarily harsh.

Preceding them with an omnibus F test in a stagewise testing procedure defeats this design, making it unnecessarily conservative .

He unnecessarily spent all his money on expensive gadgets.

She unnecessarily worried about the presentation for days.

The company unnecessarily delayed the project by overcomplicating things.

I unnecessarily bought two of the same shirts by mistake.

They unnecessarily argued over trivial matters.

He unnecessarily added extra features to the product, making it more expensive.

She unnecessarily stressed herself out by taking on too many responsibilities.

The teacher unnecessarily criticized the student in front of the whole class.

They unnecessarily wasted time arguing instead of finding a solution.

I unnecessarily bought a new phone when my old one was still working fine.

Real-world Examples

There’s so much stuff that goes to landfill totally unnecessarily.

Source: VOA Video Highlights

He's also unnecessarily rude to Miss Piggy I thought.

Source: Boris Johnson's Speech Collection

We're constantly buying new things, again, a bit unnecessarily.

Source: VOA Daily Standard December 2018 Collection

Many are non-violent offenders serving unnecessarily long sentences.

Source: Obama's weekly television address.

Nonetheless he finds them unnecessarily dramatic.

Source: A man named Ove decides to die.

In this era of concerns about the environment and using too much power unnecessarily, how does it work?

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2019 Collection

So they don't end up in the trash. There's so much stuff that goes to landfill totally unnecessarily.

Source: VOA Daily Standard December 2018 Collection

Remember that this is just to break the habit of rereading unnecessarily.

Source: 2018 Best Hits Compilation

[Mike] That was unnecessarily mean from me, I apologise, mate, sorry.

Source: Gourmet Base

" My poor friend, " he said, " you do worry unnecessarily, you know."

Source: Transformed into a Monster Doctor: Selected Works

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