SUPERFLUOUS

@LINK superabundant

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superfluous. Superfluous, a. unnecessary, more than enough

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Su‐per″flu‐ous (?), a. [[L. superfluus overflowing; super over, above + fluere to flow. See Super-, and Fluent.]] More than is wanted or is sufficient; rendered unnecessary by superabundance; unnecessary; useless; excessive; as, a superfluous price. Shak. An authority which makes all further argument or illustration superfluous. E. Everett. Superfluous interval (Mus.), an interval that exceeds a major or perfect interval by a semitone. Syn. — Unnecessary; useless; exuberant; excessive; redundant; needless. — Su‐per″flu‐ous‐ly, adv. — Su‐per″flu‐ous‐ness, n.