unnecessarily

adv

Etymology: From unnecessary + -ly or un- + necessarily.

1. In an unnecessary way; not by necessity.

   “He unnecessarily repeated much of what others had covered.”

   “There be […] lords that can prate As amply and unnecessarily As this Gonzalo;”

2. To an extent beyond what is needed.

   “The food provided was unnecessarily generous, especially for an event meant to raise money for the hungry.”

   “In the days of their [the Roman armies’] grandeur, when no enemy appeared capable of opposing them, their heavy armour was laid aside as unnecessarily burdensome, their laborious exercises were neglected as unnecessarily toilsome.”