1_million_words | Word of the Day 08/10/23 Superfluous

Superfluous (adjective)
su·per·flu·ous [soo-pur-floo-uhs] (previously 09-24-13)

adjective
1. being more than is sufficient or required; excessive.
2. unnecessary or needless.
3. Obsolete. possessing or spending more than enough or necessary; extravagant.

OTHER WORDS FROM SUPERFLUOUS
su·per·flu·ous·ly, adverb
su·per·flu·ous·ness, noun
un·su·per·flu·ous, adjective
un·su·per·flu·ous·ly, adverb
un·su·per·flu·ous·ness, noun

WORDS RELATED TO SUPERFLUOUS
excessive, expendable, gratuitous, redundant, unneeded, useless, abounding, de trop, dispensable, excess, exorbitant, extravagant, extreme, inessential, inordinate, lavish, leftover, needless, nonessential, overflowing

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OTHER WORDS FOR SUPERFLUOUS
1. extra; redundant.

ORIGIN: 1400–50; late Middle English < Latin superfluus, equivalent to super-super- + flu- (stem of fluere to flow) + -us-ous

HOW TO USE SUPERFLUOUS IN A SENTENCE
Which raises the question: If the idea of the gloriously superfluous disappears from nature, how does it take root in the mind?
EXPLORING THE AMAZON, WHILE WE STILL CAN | DARRELL HARTMAN | MAY 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

(If Nel is to answer his own questions, the presence of the witness would seem superfluous).
PISTORIUS’S CROSS-EXAMINATION COULD HAVE BEEN GROUNDS FOR A MISTRIAL IN A U.S. COURT | JAMES D. ZIRIN | MAY 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

Mysteriously, however, no one can describe how it works better—it appears to have redundant and even superfluous parts.
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU TEACH MACHINES THE POWER OF NATURAL SELECTION | JAMES BARRAT | FEBRUARY 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

Borges adds: “He remarked that for a man so equipped, actual travel was superfluous.”
IS DAVE EGGERS’ ‘THE CIRCLE’ OUR GENERATION’S ‘1984’? | STEFAN BECK | OCTOBER 2, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST

The device of reconstructing internal dialogues sometimes feels a bit forced or superfluous.
SEEKING RECONCILIATION WITH A TERRORIST: A JEWISH JOURNEY | LISA GOLDMAN | SEPTEMBER 11, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST

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