Supererogatory

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Performed or observed beyond the required or expected degree.
  • adj. Superfluous; unnecessary: "It was supererogatory for her to gloat” ( Mary McCarthy).
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  • adj. Pertaining to supererogation; doing more than is required, especially with reference to good works in Roman Catholicism
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Performed to an extent not enjoined, or not required, by duty or necessity.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Partaking of supererogation; performed to an extent not enjoined or not required by duty; unnecessary; superfluous.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. more than is needed, desired, or required
    • Equivalent
    unnecessary    unneeded   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    unnecessary   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
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