equinecessary

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adjective

Necessary or needful in the same degree.

OriginEnglish necessary ← Latin aequi- ← Old Latin aiquos →
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Meanings

adjectiveequinecessary (not comparable)
  1. not comparablerareNecessary or needful in the same degree.

    The ancients make two sev'ral kinds Of prowess in heroic minds The active, and the passive valiant Both which are pari libra gallant; For both to give blows, and to carry, In fights are equinecessary

    1662, Samuel Butler, Hudbiras, published 1668
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    Cadmus dryly replied —"On that point also we can have no divarication, sir; I too would use my utmost powers of refrenation with my ward until such elucidation was made where I might see it to be equinecessary; I mean naething discourteous, my dear sir; I cherish the highest respect for you and your family, but a matter of this nature requires deep and mature ponderation."

    1816, Jane Harvey, Brougham Castle: A Novel, p. 29 http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC57223097&id=C6kBAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA4-PA29&lpg=RA4-PA29&dq=equinecessary#PRA4-PA29,M1

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*aikʷos?
  2. Old Latinaiquos
  3. Latinaequus
  4. Latinaequi-
  5. Englishequi-
  6. Englishnecessary
  7. Englishequinecessary

From equi- + necessary.

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APA

equinecessary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/equinecessary

MLA

“equinecessary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/equinecessary. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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