superfluous
Adjective Satellite
- serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
- more than is needed, desired, or required
- "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"
Adj
- In excess of what is required or sufficient.
Examples
- With a full rain suit, carrying an umbrella may be superfluous.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English superfluous, from Latin superfluus (“superfluous”), from superfluō (“overflow”), from super (“above, more than, over”) + fluō (“flow”). Compare mellifluous and fluid, also from Latin. Literally corresponds to overflow, which is from Germanic, rather than Latin.
Synonyms
excess, extra, otiose, pointless, purposeless, redundant, senseless, spare, supererogatory, supernumerary, surplus, wasted, dispensible, excessive, extraneous, extravagant, needless, pleonastic, unnecessary
Scrabble Score: 16
superfluous: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordsuperfluous: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
superfluous: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary