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   superfluous

   /suːˈpəːflʊəs/

   adjective

   • 1. unnecessary, especially through being more than enough: "the purchaser should avoid asking for superfluous information" Similar surplusredundantunneedednot requiredexcessextraspareto spareremainingunusedleft overuselessunproductiveunduein excesssurplus to requirementsexpendabledisposabledispensableunwantedwasteunnecessaryneedlessunneededinessentialpointlessredundantuncalled forunwarrantedunjustifiedgratuitousOpposite necessaryessentialnecessaryessential

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin superfluus, from super- ‘over’ + fluere ‘to flow’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. superfluously adverb
   • 2. superfluousness noun

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