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Superfluous

  1. adjective

    serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being

    “otiose lines in a play”

    Similar: otiose, pointless, purposeless, senseless, wasted

  2. adjective

    more than is needed, desired, or required

    “trying to lose excess weight”

    Similar: excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, supernumerary

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superfluously

Words that mean the same

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