necessarily

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used in negatives to mean "in every case" or "therefore":

The fact that something is cheap doesn't necessarily mean it's of low quality.

You can love someone without necessarily wanting to marry them.

That's not necessarily true.

(esp. in negatives) in all cases; as an expected result:

Money doesn’t necessarily buy happiness.

"These cheap glasses will break easily." "Not necessarily."