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necessarily

nec·es·sar·i·ly [ nèssə sérrəlee ]


adverb 
Definition:
 
1. inevitably: inevitably, or in every case
This route isn't necessarily the best one.

2. unavoidably: following as an unavoidable result or consequence
Voting was a necessarily slow and complex process.

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