superfluous
su·per·flu·ous (so͝o-pûrʹflo͞o-əs)adj. Being beyond what is required or sufficient. [Middle English, from Old French superflueux, from Latin superfluus, from superfluere, to overflow : super-, super- + fluere, to flow; See bhleu- in Indo-European Roots.] su·perʹflu·ous·ly adv.su·perʹflu·ous·ness n. Synonyms: superfluous, excess, extra, spare, supernumerary, surplus These adjectives mean being more than is needed, desired, required, or appropriate: delete superfluous words; trying to lose excess weight; found some extra change on the dresser; sleeping in the spare room; supernumerary ornamentation; distributed surplus food to the needy.
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