Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Necessarily /nĕsˌ-əs-ĕr'-əl-ē/ · Nec·es·sa·ri·ly · IPA /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/ 01 adv. In a necessary manner; by necessity; unavoidably; indispensably. 1. In a necessary manner; by necessity; unavoidably; indispensably.