Category:Superfluous

Su*per"flu*ous, a. Etym: [l. superfluus overflowing; super over, Above + fluere to flow. See super-, and fluent.]

Defn: 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.