superfluous
superfluous is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 23 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.More than is wanted or is sufficient; rendered unnecessary by superabundance; unnecessary; useless; excessive; as, a superfluous price. Shak. An authority which makes all further argument or illustration superfluous. E. Everett. Superfluous interval (Mus.), an interval that exceeds a major or perfect interval by a semitone. -- Su*per"flu*ous*ly, adv. -- Su*per"flu*ous*ness, n.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- centenarian
- crone
- dotard
- gaffer
- gammer
- grandam
- grandfather
- grandsire
- graybeard
- man
- nonagenarian
- octogenarian
- old
- pantaloon
- paternity
- patriarch
- preadamite
- seer
- sexagenarian
- stage
- stager
- the
- veteran
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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