C2adjective · rare

superfluous

superfluous · more superfluous · most superfluous

зайвий

лишний, излишний

überflüssig

In excess of what is required or sufficientIn excess of what is required or sufficient.

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UK/suːˈpɜːflu.əs/US/suˈpɝflu.əs/

» I think it's superfluous.

Meaning

1 senses

In excess of what is required or sufficient.
With a full rain suit, carrying an umbrella may be superfluous.
überflüssig
ли́шнийlíšnij, изли́шнийizlíšnij
за́йвийzájvyj

More definitions

serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
more than is needed, desired, or required

Examples

19 sentences

I think it's superfluous.
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The comma is superfluous.
Кома зайва.
ruЗапятая лишняя.
deDas Komma ist überflüssig.
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Don't bother me with superfluous details.
ruНе грузи меня излишними деталями.
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The comma is superfluous, I think.
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The superfluous, a very necessary thing.
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Translations

8 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

excess of what is sufficient:

Русский

By meaning 1

excess of what is sufficient:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

excess of what is sufficient:

Origin

From Middle English superfluous, from Latin superfluus (“superfluous”) + -ous, from superf

From Middle English superfluous, from Latin superfluus (“superfluous”) + -ous, 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.

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