| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|serəlē, -li adverb
Etymology: Middle English, from necessary + -ly
1. : in such a way that it cannot be otherwise : of necessity : inevitably , unavoidably
the audience was necessarily small
political philosophy necessarily implies the attitude of the philosopher toward politics — Hannah Arendt
occupying precious space with a necessarily lengthy chapter — Peter Heaton
2. : as a necessary result or consequence
their whole political outlook was necessarily determined by this condition — G.L.Dickinson
inconsistency, flat contradiction, and irrelevance necessarily prevent an armed doctrine from achieving great success — D.W.Brogan