superfluous
pronunciation
How to pronounce superfluous in British English:
UK [suːˈpɜːfluəs]
How to pronounce superfluous in American English:
US [suːˈpɜːrfluəs]
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- Adjective:
- serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
- more than is needed, desired, or required
Word Origin
- superfluous
- superfluous: see flux
- superfluous (adj.)
- early 15c. (earlier superflue, late 14c.), from Latin superfluus "unnecessary," literally "overflowing, running over," from superfluere "to overflow," from super "over" (see super-) + fluere "to flow" (see fluent). Related: Superfluously; superfluousness.
Example
- 1. Identify redundancies , gaps , and superfluous resources in the inventory .
- 2. So basically , spfs over 30 are a bit superfluous .
- 3. Their crude systems deny managers local discretion and impose superfluous private sector red tape .
- 4. The superfluous money drives prices higher and the rate of inflation begins to increase at a pace that makes the fed uncomfortable .
- 5. Bosses were reluctant to cut projects initiated by their predecessors to whom they owed their jobs , to axe superfluous divisions , or to abandon cosy relationships with trusted suppliers .