- superfluously
- adverb see superfluous
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
superfluously
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superfluously — superfluous ► ADJECTIVE ▪ unnecessary, especially through being more than enough. DERIVATIVES superfluity noun (pl. superfluities) superfluously adverb. ORIGIN Latin superfluus, from fluere to flow … English terms dictionary
superfluously — adverb in a superfluous manner superfluously, he added his silly comments to the discussion • Derived from adjective: ↑superfluous … Useful english dictionary
Superfluously — Superfluous Su*per flu*ous, a. [L. superfluus overflowing; super over, above + fluere to flow. See {Super }, and {Fluent}.] More than is wanted or is sufficient; rendered unnecessary by superabundance; unnecessary; useless; excessive; as, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
superfluously — See superfluous. * * * … Universalium
superfluously — adverb In a superfluous manner … Wiktionary
superfluously — adv. in a superfluous manner, excessively, beyond what is needed or wanted … English contemporary dictionary
superfluously — su·per·flu·ous·ly … English syllables
superfluously — See: superfluous … English dictionary
superfluous — superfluously, adv. superfluousness, n. /soo perr flooh euhs/, adj. 1. being more than is sufficient or required; excessive. 2. unnecessary or needless. 3. Obs. possessing or spending more than enough or necessary; extravagant. [1400 50; late ME… … Universalium
describitory — Superfluously painting a verbal picture The describitory to define a baseball as a spherical orb composed of a processed rubber ball the size of a ping pong ball, encased in tightly wound string, and covered in two pieces of bleached cowhide… … Dictionary of american slang
