Dictionary
nec•es•sar•i•ly
Pronunciation: (nes"u-sâr'u-lē, -ser'-), [key]—
adv.
1. by or of necessity; as a matter of compulsion or requirement:
You don't necessarily have to attend.
2. as a necessary, logical, or inevitable result:
That conclusion doesn't necessarily follow. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.