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supererogatory
su·per·e·rog·a·to·ry S0896000 (so͞o′pər-ĭ-rŏg′ə-tôr′ē) also su·per·e·rog·a·tive (-tĭv)adj.1. Performed or observed beyond the required or expected degree.2. Superfluous; unnecessary: "It was supererogatory for her to gloat" (Mary McCarthy).supererogatory (ˌsuːpərɛˈrɒɡətərɪ; -trɪ) , supererogative or supererogantadj1. performed to an extent exceeding that required or expected2. exceeding what is needed; superfluous3. (Roman Catholic Church) RC Church of, characterizing, or relating to prayers, good works, etc, performed over and above those prescribed as obligatory[C16: from Medieval Latin superērogātōrius; see supererogate] ˌsupereˈrogatorily advsu•per•e•rog•a•to•ry (ˌsu pər əˈrɒg əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i)
adj. 1. going beyond the requirements of duty. 2. greater than that required or needed; superfluous. [1585–95] su`per•e•rog′a•to`ri•ly, adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | supererogatory - 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"excess, extra, redundant, supernumerary, surplus, spare, superfluousunnecessary, unneeded - not necessary |
supererogatoryadjective1. Being more than is needed, desired, or appropriate:de trop, excess, extra, spare, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus.2. Not required, necessary, or warranted by the circumstances of the case:gratuitous, supererogative, uncalled-for, wanton.EncyclopediaSeesupererogationsupererogatory
Synonyms for supererogatoryadj being more than is needed, desired, or appropriateSynonyms- de trop
- excess
- extra
- spare
- superfluous
- supernumerary
- surplus
adj not required, necessary, or warranted by the circumstances of the caseSynonyms- gratuitous
- supererogative
- uncalled-for
- wanton
Synonyms for supererogatoryadj more than is needed, desired, or requiredSynonyms- excess
- extra
- redundant
- supernumerary
- surplus
- spare
- superfluous
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