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supererogatory

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su·per·e·rog·a·to·ry  (spr--rg-tôr, -tr) also su·per·e·rog·a·tive (-tv)
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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Adj.1.supererogatory - more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy"
excess, extra, redundant, supernumerary, surplus, spare, superfluous
unnecessary, unneeded - not necessary


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Without assuming the supererogatory task of entering into a discussion of the comparative merits of national courtesy, Duncan cheerfully assented to supply the place of the veteran in the approaching interview.
The Last of The Mohicans by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context
such a deed would be an act of supererogatory cruelty.
The Prairie by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context
Our countesses, moreover, were adored by their husbands; these gentlemen were enslaved by the charm possessed by every woman who loves; and, with even supererogatory simplicity, afforded us that just sufficient spice of danger which increases pleasure.
The Message by de Balzac, Honore View in context
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