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not necessarily

not necessarily phrase: possibly, but not absolutely or certainly.

Phrase

not necessarily

  1. (set phrase) Possibly, but not absolutely or certainly.

Questions about not necessarily

What does not necessarily mean?
Not necessarily means possibly, but not absolutely or certainly.
What part of speech is not necessarily?
Not necessarily is a phrase.

Words near not necessarily in the dictionary

  1. not much chop
  2. not much cop
  3. not much of anything
  4. not much to look at
  5. not my Nigel
  6. not necessarily
  7. not of
  8. not on
  9. not on any account
  10. not on your life
  11. not on your nellie

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