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The definition of superfluous is something that is more than needed or unnecessary.

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An example of superfluous is a buying a stuffed animal for a child who already has too many stuffed animals.

See superfluous in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

being more than is needed, useful, or wanted; surplus; excessive
not needed; unnecessary; irrelevant: a superfluous remark
Obsolete extravagant; prodigal

Origin: L superfluus < superfluere, to overflow: see super- & fluctuate

Related Forms:

superfluously adverb
superfluousness noun

See superfluous in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Being beyond what is required or sufficient.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French superflueux

Origin: , from Latin superfluus

Origin: , from superfluere, to overflow

Origin: : super-, super-

Origin: + fluere, to flow; see bhleu- in Indo-European roots

Related Forms:

su·perˈflu·ous·ly adverb

su·perˈflu·ous·ness noun

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