Superfluous

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Being beyond what is required or sufficient.
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  • adj. In excess of what is required or sufficient.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. More than is wanted or is sufficient; rendered unnecessary by superabundance; unnecessary; useless; excessive.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • More than is wanted or sufficient; unnecessary from being in excess of what is needed; excessive; redundant; needless: as, a composition abounding with superfluous words.
  • Supplied with superfluities; having somewhat beyond necessaries.
  • Doing more than what is called for; supererogatory.
  • Excessive.
  • In music, of intervals, augmented.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
  • adj. more than is needed, desired, or required
    • Equivalent
    worthless    unnecessary    unneeded   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    exuberant    needless    redundant    excessive    unnecessary   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    unnecessary    useless    irrelevant    trivial    worthless   
     
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