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adjective
- 1. unnecessary, especially through being more than enough: "the purchaser should avoid asking for superfluous information" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of SUPERFLUOUS is exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra. How to use superfluous in a sentence. Did you know?
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)
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)
Superfluous definition: being more than is sufficient or required; excessive.. See examples of SUPERFLUOUS used in a sentence.
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. Superfluous (soo-PER-floo-uhs) means "more than required."
1. being more than is needed, useful, or wanted; surplus; excessive. 2. not needed; unnecessary; irrelevant.
Definition of superfluous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
SUPERFLUOUS definition: not needed, or more than is needed: . Learn more.
superfluous meaning, definition, what is superfluous: more than is needed or wanted: Learn more.
Superfluous Definition. so͝o-pûrflo͝o-əs. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Adjective. Filter. adjective. Being more than is needed, useful, or wanted; surplus; excessive. Webster's New World. Being beyond what is required or sufficient. American Heritage. Similar definitions. Not needed; unnecessary; irrelevant.
