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- pronunciation:
- s
puhr
flu
s
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
being beyond a sufficient amount; excessive.
This paragraph is superfluous and could easily be eliminated.- synonyms:
- excess, redundant, surplus
- antonyms:
- deficient
- similar words:
- copious, exorbitant, extra, extravagant, inordinate, overmuch
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| definition 2: |
not required; unnecessary.
- synonyms:
- dispensable, inessential, needless, nonessential, unessential, unnecessary, unneeded
- antonyms:
- essential, indispensable, necessary
- similar words:
- expendable, extraneous, gratuitous, irrelevant, redundant, supererogatory, waste
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| related words: |
abundant, accidental, spare, surplus, waste |
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| derivations: |
superfluously (adv.), superfluousness (n.) |
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