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Meanings of superfluous in английском

More than is needed, desired, or required.

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Serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being.

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Not needed or necessary.

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Examples for "needless"
Examples for "needless"
1
The result is needless vision loss, a conference in Dublin has heard.
The Irish Times
2
It was 15 years ago, and, needless to say, we skipped breakfast.
The Irish Times
3
Personal distaste, needless to say, bears no necessary relationship to scientific validity.
The Structure of Evolutionary Theory
4
Labor unions were needless then, and general strikes out of the question.
Looking Backward, 2000 to 1887
5
I do understand your concern, but I tell you it is needless.
The lady elizabeth
Usage of superfluous in английском
1
Conclusions: Although highly sensitive, imaging is superfluous if an olive is palpable.
Pubmed
2
And yet the wealth of superfluous loveliness in the world condemns pessimism.
Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 2
3
Migration of an older sci-fi term for an author's superfluous research material.
Wired
4
They're superfluous and leave thousands of uselessly downloaded JPGs in their wake.
Wired
5
Such a reservation in favor of his Majesty seemed a superfluous sarcasm.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 27: 1577-78
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The result is a well-defined selection devoid of padding or superfluous submissions.
The Irish Times
7
It was pure to austerity; it was stripped of all superfluous ornament.
Public Speaking
8
Steering response is adjustable -light, normal and heavy -but superfluous.
Wired
9
The sculptor makes the marble image by chipping away the superfluous marble.
Expositions of Holy Scripture: St. John Chapters I to XIV
10
There is nothing turgid in his dignity, nor superfluous in his copiousness.
The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes, Volume 03 / ...
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Mr. Van Torp asked the wholly superfluous question in a displeased tone.
The Primadonna / A Sequel to "Fair Margaret"
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The necessary was there and there was no lack of the superfluous.
In Search of the Castaways; Or, The Children of Captain Grant
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The thing was done; the priest's words of exhortation were largely superfluous.
Together
14
The Girl and the Chaperon.-Youthscorns the chaperon, regarding her as superfluous.
Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
15
His Excellency need exercise no prerogative of mercy; his aid is superfluous.
At the Mercy of Tiberius
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The young woman saw before her a superfluous witness of the scene.
At the Sign of the Cat and Racket
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Superfluous across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Less common
United States of America
Less common