unnecessary
Pronunciation: [ʌnˈnɛsəˌsɛri]
Word
Context: "evaluation"
(adjective) when something is not needed or important. If you have too many toys and you buy another one, that new toy could be considered unnecessary.
Example
She decided to give away her unnecessary clothes to help others.
Example
Buying another video game right now would be unnecessary since I haven't finished the ones I have.
Example
Do you think this extra homework is unnecessary for our learning?
Context: "clarification"
(adjective) when something can be removed without affecting the main idea or purpose. Like if you write a story, and some details don't really help, they might be unnecessary.
Example
He removed the unnecessary details from his report to make it clearer.
Example
Adding unnecessary explanations only made the instructions more confusing.
Example
Can you spot any unnecessary words in your essay?
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