| a. | 1. | More than is wanted or is sufficient; rendered unnecessary by superabundance; unnecessary; useless; excessive;
| |||
| Adj. | 1. | superfluous - serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being; "otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words" |
| 2. | superfluous - more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy" |