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Meanings of supererogatory in anglès

More than is needed, desired, or required.

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Usage of supererogatory in anglès
1
This was supererogatory, for the tracks told their own tale too well.
The Son of the Wolf
2
When I saw him last, the process would not have been so supererogatory.
Cornelius O'Dowd Upon Men And Women And Other Things In General
3
With the boys this would have been supererogatory, as they were quite naked.
Frank Mildmay; Or, The Naval Officer
4
Bloodletting is supererogatory anyway, and serves merely to whet the appetite.
Down There
5
Amos Barton's head, after ten years of baldness and supererogatory soap.
Scenes of Clerical Life
6
No, no!-thatis not necessary to the project- Ihateto do mischiefs supererogatory.
Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 4
7
Still there seemed but little need of such supererogatory efforts.
The Red Rover: A Tale
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To search for knowledge when one is in possession of one's object is supererogatory.
The Reconciliation of Races and Religions
9
He was close to her doors: his standing was sufficient: his qualities were even supererogatory.
Far from the Madding Crowd
10
Many who had sinned less deeply, hurried to the King with supererogatory offers of service.
The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 / An Historical Novel
11
With respect to our meats, all praise is supererogatory.
The Fitz-Boodle Papers
12
Marry, for my own peculium of obligation, 'twas supererogatory.
The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 / Letters 1821-184...
13
The sisters were now on a plane of intimacy where such apologies would have been supererogatory.
The Old Wives' Tale
14
For my part, I find the honour oppressive, having no such supererogatory virtue to boast of.
Satanstoe; Or, the Littlepage Manuscripts. A Tale of the Colony
15
For a mind like his, education seemed supererogatory.
Crome Yellow
16
Admiral Bluewater merely shook his head, but he continued silent, as if he deemed discussion altogether supererogatory.
The Two Admirals
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