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Postby Bailey » Fri Nov 03, 2006 12:00 pm

su·per·flu·ous (s-pûrfl-s)
adj.
Being beyond what is required or sufficient.



[Middle English, from Old French superflueux, from Latin superfluus, from superfluere, to overflow : super-, super- + fluere, to flow; see bhleu- in Indo-European roots.]



su·perflu·ous·ly adv.
su·perflu·ous·ness n.
Synonyms: superfluous, excess, extra, spare, supernumerary, surplus
These adjectives mean being more than is needed, desired, required, or appropriate: delete superfluous words; trying to lose excess weight; found some extra change on the dresser; sleeping in the spare room; supernumerary ornamentation; distributed surplus food to the needy.

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ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words AntonymsAdj. 1. superfluous - serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being; "otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words"
otiose, wasted, pointless
worthless - lacking in excellence or value; "a worthless idler"
2. superfluous - more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy"
excess, redundant, supererogatory, supernumerary, surplus, spare, extra
unnecessary, unneeded - not necessary
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Postby Perry » Fri Nov 03, 2006 10:29 pm

mark superfluous Bailey
Absolutely not. You are just what the doctor ordered.
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Postby Bailey » Fri Nov 03, 2006 11:35 pm

mark superfluous Bailey
Absolutely not. You are just what the doctor ordered.
:D

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Postby Perry » Sat Nov 04, 2006 10:24 am

On the other hand, you might want to check out the reason for all of the superfluous space after your signature quote.
"Time is nature's way of keeping everything from happening all at once. Lately it hasn't been working."
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Postby Bailey » Sat Nov 04, 2006 12:09 pm

HUH?

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Postby Bailey » Sat Nov 04, 2006 12:10 pm

when one edits the profile all the profile particulars are fixed from the beginning of the anomoly, so... "HUH?"

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Postby gailr » Sat Nov 04, 2006 12:58 pm

This piques my curiosity for subfluous.

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Postby Bailey » Sat Nov 04, 2006 1:17 pm

This piques my curiosity for subfluous.
Word not found in the Dictionary and Encyclopedia.
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