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Definition of superfluous adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

superfluous

adjective
 
/suːˈpɜːfluəs/
 
/suːˈpɜːrfluəs/
(formal)
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  1. unnecessary or more than you need or want
    • She gave him a look that made words superfluous.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • seem
    adverb
    • completely
    • quite
    • totally
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin superfluus, from super- ‘over’ + fluere ‘to flow’.
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