Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To make necessary; compel.
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Examples
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At least he said 'necess'ry' and 'dysent'ry' and called his suspenders 'braces'.
One of Ours Willa Sibert Cather 1910
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Judge Tucker ordered a presentencing investigation and said Ms. LaRose could receive a maximum penalty of life in prison and a $1 million fine, five years of supervised release and $400 in special assessments — although she wouldn't necess arily receive the maximum sentence.
'Jihad Jane' Pleads Guilty in Terrorism Plot Dinah Wisenberg Brin 2011
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You have probably heard the ancient wisdom which is ever more necess ...
Russell Bishop: Live From The Oasis At The DNC - Slow Down To Speed Up 2008
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You have probably heard the ancient wisdom which is ever more necess ...
Russell Bishop: Live From The Oasis At The DNC - Slow Down To Speed Up 2008
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KOPPEL: Well, if you're talking about the resolution that Harry Reid just laid out there, they are not confident necess -- that this would necessarily pass.
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Read latest from Richard & Cynthia: Getting copies made of necess. papers: Not a 24 hr. crossing.
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I also think that the poli -- that -- that politics is not necess -- that government is not necessarily the most effective way to get things done.
Free Agent Nation: How America�s New Independent Workers are Transforming the Way We Live 2001
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South Africa was delayed by one day after the team complained that their players were not being given the necess protection in crime-riddled Johannesburg.
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You don't necess arily have to enter into an interracial marriage, but you should at least be questioning why is that happening?
Presidents Town Hall Discussion On One America ITY National Archives 1997
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You will need that much time to make the necess~ connections to ensure that it is not overlooked entirely.
Daring Deception Hiatt, Brenda 1993
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