superfluous
being more than is sufficient or required; excessive.
unnecessary or needless.
Obsolete. possessing or spending more than enough or necessary; extravagant.
Origin of superfluous
1Other words for superfluous
Other words from superfluous
- su·per·flu·ous·ly, adverb
- su·per·flu·ous·ness, noun
- un·su·per·flu·ous, adjective
- un·su·per·flu·ous·ly, adverb
- un·su·per·flu·ous·ness, noun
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How to use superfluous in a sentence
Which raises the question: If the idea of the gloriously superfluous disappears from nature, how does it take root in the mind?
(If Nel is to answer his own questions, the presence of the witness would seem superfluous).
Pistorius’s Cross-Examination Could Have Been Grounds for a Mistrial in a U.S. Court | James D. Zirin | May 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMysteriously, however, no one can describe how it works better—it appears to have redundant and even superfluous parts.
This is What Happens When You Teach Machines the Power of Natural Selection | James Barrat | February 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBorges adds: “He remarked that for a man so equipped, actual travel was superfluous.”
Is Dave Eggers’ ‘The Circle’ Our Generation’s ‘1984’? | Stefan Beck | October 2, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe device of reconstructing internal dialogues sometimes feels a bit forced or superfluous.
Seeking Reconciliation with a Terrorist: A Jewish Journey | Lisa Goldman | September 11, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Cousin George's position is such a happy one, that conversation is to him a thing superfluous.
Physiology of The Opera | John H. Swaby (AKA "Scrici")It is perhaps somewhat superfluous to say that the Russian Government at once adopted these balloons for war purposes.
Asbestos | Robert H. JonesIf all the world did not wag his way, so much the worse for cold-blooded mercenary superfluous beings.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonHaving thus divined the origin of the hero, I feel that any further indication of his character would be almost superfluous.
Though the memorandum is quite superfluous, it will often put me in mind of the creator.
Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 1 (of 2) | Edward Gibbon
British Dictionary definitions for superfluous
/ (suːˈpɜːflʊəs) /
exceeding what is sufficient or required
not necessary or relevant; uncalled-for
obsolete extravagant in expenditure or oversupplied with possessions
Origin of superfluous
1Derived forms of superfluous
- superfluously, adverb
- superfluousness, noun
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