Superfluous

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  • adjective. Being beyond what is required or sufficient.
  • 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.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. More than is wanted or is sufficient; rendered unnecessary by superabundance; unnecessary; useless; excessive.
  • adjective. an interval that exceeds a major or perfect interval by a semitone.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. In excess of what is required or sufficient.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
  • adjective. more than is needed, desired, or required
  • Word Usage
    "I think a good deal of what you call superfluous condolence would come under the head of superfluous criticism."
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