[adjective] - not needed or wanted, or more than is needed or wantedI found a lot of the violence in the film totally unnecessary.The idea is to kill the animal as quickly as possible without causing unnecessary suffering.Obviously we don't want to incur any unnecessary expenses.It's claimed that the police used unnecessary force to control the crowds at last Saturday's demonstration.A remark or action that is rude or offensive might be described as unnecessary.He just humiliated her in front of everyone - it was so unnecessary.
UNNECESSARY
Meaning of UNNECESSARY in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012