mark superfluous Baileysu·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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