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supererogative

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su·per·e·rog·a·to·ry   (sōō'pər-ĭ-rŏg'ə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē)   
adj.  

  1. Performed or observed beyond the required or expected degree.

  2. Superfluous; unnecessary: "It was supererogatory for her to gloat" (Mary McCarthy).

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