[syn: inevitably, necessarily, of necessity, needs]
3. as a highly likely consequence;
- Example: "we are necessarily bound for federalism in Europe"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Necessarily \Nec"es*sa*ri*ly\, adv.
In a necessary manner; by necessity; unavoidably;
indispensably.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
necessarily
adv 1: in an essential manner; "such expenses are necessarily
incurred" [syn: necessarily, needfully] [ant:
unnecessarily]
2: in such a manner as could not be otherwise; "it is
necessarily so"; "we must needs by objective" [syn:
inevitably, necessarily, of necessity, needs]
3: as a highly likely consequence; "we are necessarily bound for
federalism in Europe"