Adjective: unnecessary ,ún'ne-si,se-ree [N. Amer], ún'ne-su-s(u-)ree or ún'ne-su,se-ree [Brit]
- Not necessary
"They discarded the unnecessary furniture before moving";
- unneeded
- In addition to requirements; more than is needed
"His unnecessary comments only prolonged the meeting"
See also: excess, extra, gratuitous, inessential, necessity, needless, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus, uncalled-for, unessential
Antonym: necessary
Encyclopedia: Unnecessary