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   superfluous

   /suːˈpəːflʊəs/

   adjective

   • 1. unnecessary, especially through being more than enough: "the purchaser should avoid asking for superfluous information" Similar surplusredundantunneedednot requiredexcessextraspareto spareremainingunusedleft overuselessunproductiveunduein excesssurplus to requirementsexpendabledisposabledispensableunwantedwasteunnecessaryneedlessunneededinessentialpointlessredundantuncalled forunwarrantedunjustifiedgratuitousOpposite necessaryessentialnecessaryessential

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin superfluus, from super- ‘over’ + fluere ‘to flow’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. superfluously adverb
   • 2. superfluousness noun

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   What does superfluous mean?

   • supérfluo, desnecessário… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! SUPERFLUOUS definition: 1. more than is needed or wanted: 2. more than is needed or wanted: 3. more than is needed; extra…. Learn more.

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   What is a superfluous sculptor?

   • Since its first appearance in English in the 15th century, superfluous has referred to an "overflowing" of some supply, as of time or words, which hearkens back to its Latin origins. In the Imagist model, the writer is a sculptor. Technique consists of chipping away everything superfluous in order to reveal the essential form within.

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   What is a superfluous addition?

   • The word comes from Latin and literally means "overflowing": super ("over") + fluere ("to flow"). So you can think of a superfluous addition as flowing over the boundaries of what's needed. "Superfluous."

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   What is a superfluous issue?

   • It includes too many superfluous, unnecessary and mundane issues, some of which are on restricted sale to the public only in strips or miniature sheets. Something that is superfluous is unnecessary or is no longer needed. My presence at the afternoon's proceedings was superfluous.

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   Superfluous means exceeding what is sufficient or necessary, or not needed. Learn its synonyms, examples, word history, and etymology from the authoritative dictionary source.

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   Superfluous definition: being more than is sufficient or required; excessive.. See examples of SUPERFLUOUS used in a sentence.

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   adjective. us / sʊˈpɜr·flu·əs / Add to word list. more than is needed; extra and not necessary: Our new mayor plans to eliminate superfluous programs. Much of the school day is wasted on superfluous activities. (Definition of superfluous from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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   When something is so unnecessary that it could easily be done away with, like a fifth wheel on a car or a fifth person on a double date, call it superfluous.

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   Superfluous means unnecessary or more than you need or want. Learn how to use this formal adjective with pictures, pronunciation and usage notes from OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com.

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    Superfluous means unnecessary or no longer needed. Learn the synonyms, pronunciation, word origin and usage of superfluous with sentences and examples from Collins English Dictionary.