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superfluous
adjective
More than is needed, desired, or required
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suːˈpɜːflu.əs
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adjective
More than is needed, desired, or required
“Trying to lose excess weight”
adjective
Serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
“Otiose lines in a play”
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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
Otiose lines in a play
Advice is wasted words
A pointless remark
A life essentially purposeless
Senseless violence
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