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单词 superfluous
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superfluous

[ soo-pur-floo-uhs ]
/ sʊˈpɜr flu əs /
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adjective

being more than is sufficient or required; excessive.
unnecessary or needless.
Obsolete. possessing or spending more than enough or necessary; extravagant.

Origin of superfluous

1400–50; late Middle English <Latin superfluus, equivalent to super-super- + flu- (stem of fluere to flow) + -us-ous

SYNONYMS FOR superfluous

1 extra; redundant.
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Words nearby superfluous

superfine, superfix, superfluid, superfluidity, superfluity, superfluous, superfood, superfund, superfuse, Super-G, supergalaxy
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British Dictionary definitions for superfluous

superfluous
/ (suːˈpɜːflʊəs) /

adjective

exceeding what is sufficient or required
not necessary or relevant; uncalled-for
obsolete extravagant in expenditure or oversupplied with possessions

Derived forms of superfluous

superfluously, adverbsuperfluousness, noun

Word Origin for superfluous

C15: from Latin superfluus overflowing, from super- + fluere to flow
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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