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superfluous

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su·per·flu·ous  (s-pûrfl-s)
adj.
Being beyond what is required or sufficient.

[Middle English, from Old French superflueux, from Latin superfluus, from superfluere, to overflow : super-, super- + fluere, to flow; see bhleu- in Indo-European roots.]

su·perflu·ous·ly adv.
su·perflu·ous·ness n.
Synonyms: superfluous, excess, extra, spare, supernumerary, surplus
These adjectives mean being more than is needed, desired, required, or appropriate: delete superfluous words; trying to lose excess weight; found some extra change on the dresser; sleeping in the spare room; supernumerary ornamentation; distributed surplus food to the needy.

superfluous [soo-per-flew-uss]
Adjective
more than is sufficient or required [Latin superfluus overflowing]
superfluity n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.superfluous - serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being; "otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words"; "a pointless remark"; "a life essentially purposeless"; "senseless violence"
worthless - lacking in usefulness or value; "a worthless idler"
2.superfluous - 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"
unnecessary, unneeded - not necessary

superfluous
adjective excess, surplus, redundant, remaining, extra, spare, excessive, unnecessary, in excess, needless, left over, on your hands, surplus to requirements, uncalled-for, unneeded, residuary, supernumerary, superabundant, pleonastic Rhetoric unrequired, supererogatory << OPPOSITE necessary
Translations

superfluous [suˈpəːfluəs] adjsuperfluo, de sobra
superfluous [suˈpəːfluəs] adjsuperflu(e)
superfluous [suˈpəːfluəs] adjüberflüssig
superfluous [suˈpəːfluəs] adjsuperfluo/a

superfluous
adj superfluous [suˈpəːfluəs]
extra; beyond what is needed or wanted. ekstra, onnodig زائِد прекален přebytečný overflødig überflüssig παραπανίσιος superfluo liig-, lisa- اضافي liiallinen superflu מְיוּתָר अतिश्य, अत्यधिक, अनावश्यक, फिजूल suvišan, nepotreban fölösleges berlimpah-limpah ofaukinn superfluo 余分の 여분의, 과잉의 nereikalingas lieks; nevajadzīgs terlalu banyak overbodig overflødig nadmierny supérfluo superfluu излишний prebytočný odvečen obilan överflödig มากเกินไป gereksiz, fazla, aşırı 多餘的 надмірний, зайвий ضرورت سے زیادہ thừa, không cần thiết


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But as time went on he led a more and more austere life, refusing everything superfluous, and finally he accepted nothing but rye-bread once a week.
He never took one step too many, and always went to his destination by the shortest cut; he made no superfluous gestures, and was never seen to be moved or agitated.
If they who believe in Strickland's greatness are right, the personal narratives of such as knew him in the flesh can hardly be superfluous.
 
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