Thesaurus: superfluous

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1. a. More than is wanted or is sufficient; rendered unnecessary by superabundance; unnecessary; useless; excessive; as, a superfluous price.
2. adj. serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
3. adj. more than is needed, desired, or required
4. 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.
5. More than is wanted or is sufficient; rendered unnecessary bysuperabundance; unnecessary; useless; excessive; as, a superfluousprice. Shak.An authority which makes all further argument or illustrationsuperfluous. E. Everett.Superfluous interval (Mus.), an interval that exceeds a major orperfect interval by a semitone.
6. j:100 s serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being s more than is needed, desired, or required