j: beyond super, better than super.
k: she was using it to describe how they made her feel: unwanted, they
gave her nothing to do.
j: ah, yes, hmmmm.
d: From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
[gcide]:
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.
[1913 Webster]
An authority which makes all further argument or
illustration superfluous. --E. Everett.
[1913 Webster]
{Superfluous interval} (Mus.), an interval that exceeds a
major or perfect interval by a semitone.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Unnecessary; useless; exuberant; excessive; redundant;
needless.
[1913 Webster] -- {Su*per"flu*ous*ly}, adv. --
{Su*per"flu*ous*ness}, n.
[1913 Webster]
j: this is confusing, there is superfluous meaning to the word
supefluous. am i right?
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