Definition of necessary

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Necessary (a.) Acting from necessity or compulsion; involuntary; -- opposed to free; as, whether man is a necessary or a free agent is a question much discussed..

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Unavoidable :: Unavoidable (a.) Not avoidable; incapable of being shunned or prevented; inevitable; necessary; as, unavoidable troubles..
Periphrastical :: Periphrastical (a.) Expressing, or expressed, in more words than are necessary; characterized by periphrase; circumlocutory..
Axiom :: Axiom (a.) A self-evident and necessary truth, or a proposition whose truth is so evident as first sight that no reasoning or demonstration can make it plainer; a proposition which it is necessary to take for granted; as, The whole is greater than a part; A thing can not, at the same time, be and not be..
Draught :: Draught (n.) Capacity of being drawn; force necessary to draw; traction.
Appoint :: Appoint (v. t.) To furnish in all points; to provide with everything necessary by way of equipment; to equip; to fit out.
Fussy :: Fussy (superl) Making a fuss; disposed to make an unnecessary ado about trifles; overnice; fidgety.
Joiner :: "Joiner (n.) One whose occupation is to construct articles by joining pieces of wood; a mechanic who does the woodwork (as doors, stairs, etc.) necessary for the finishing of buildings..
Anabaptist :: Anabaptist (n.) A name sometimes applied to a member of any sect holding that rebaptism is necessary for those baptized in infancy.
Conclusion :: Conclusion (n.) The inferred proposition of a syllogism; the necessary consequence of the conditions asserted in two related propositions called premises. See Syllogism.
Tenacity :: Tenacity (n.) The greatest longitudinal stress a substance can bear without tearing asunder, -- usually expressed with reference to a unit area of the cross section of the substance, as the number of pounds per square inch, or kilograms per square centimeter, necessary to produce rupture..
Draff :: Draff (n.) Depth of water necessary to float a ship. See Draught.
Lifeblood :: Lifeblood (n.) The blood necessary to life; vital blood.
Verbose :: Verbose (a.) Abounding in words; using or containing more words than are necessary; tedious by a multiplicity of words; prolix; wordy; as, a verbose speaker; a verbose argument..
Backhouse :: Backhouse (n.) A building behind the main building. Specifically: A privy; a necessary.
Semble :: Semble (a.) It seems; -- chiefly used impersonally in reports and judgments to express an opinion in reference to the law on some point not necessary to be decided, and not intended to be definitely settled in the cause..
Screw :: Screw (n.) An instructor who examines with great or unnecessary severity; also, a searching or strict examination of a student by an instructor..
Font :: Font (n.) A complete assortment of printing type of one size, including a due proportion of all the letters in the alphabet, large and small, points, accents, and whatever else is necessary for printing with that variety of types; a fount..
Essential :: Essential (a.) Important in the highest degree; indispensable to the attainment of an object; indispensably necessary.
Institute :: Institute (a.) Hence: An elementary and necessary principle; a precept, maxim, or rule, recognized as established and authoritative; usually in the plural, a collection of such principles and precepts; esp., a comprehensive summary of legal principles and decisions; as, the Institutes of Justinian; Coke's Institutes of the Laws of England. Cf. Digest, n..
Depend :: Depend (v. i.) To rely for support; to be conditioned or contingent; to be connected with anything, as a cause of existence, or as a necessary condition; -- followed by on or upon, formerly by of..
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