The Collaborative International Dictionary
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
superfluous price.
--Shak.
An authority which makes all further argument or
illustration superfluous.
--E. Everett.
Superfluous interval (Mus.), an interval that exceeds a major or perfect interval by a semitone.
Syn: Unnecessary; useless; exuberant; excessive; redundant; needless. [1913 Webster] -- Su*per"flu*ous*ly, adv. -- Su*per"flu*ous*ness, n.
Wiktionary
adv. In a superfluous manner.
WordNet
adv. in a superfluous manner; "superfluously, he added his silly comments to the discussion"
Usage examples of "superfluously".
This was the unbought testimony of Miss Lamont, who, with her uncle, had been there long enough to acquire the common anxiety of sojourners that the newcomers should be pleased, and who superfluously explained the attractions of the place to the artist, as if in his eyes, that rested on her, more than one attraction was needed.
This was the unbought testimony of Miss Lamont, who, with her uncle, had been there long enough to acquire the common anxiety of sojourners that the newcomers should be pleased, and who superfluously explained the attractions of the place to the artist, as if in his eyes, that rested on her, more than one attraction was needed.
Quite superfluously several dustpans full of fir needles detached themselves at the same time.
Superfluously we seek a precarious applause abroad: every good Man hath his plaudite within himself.