Meaning & use
superfluous
More than is needed or wanted; unnecessary, especially because it adds nothing useful.
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The editor cut every superfluous adjective from the final draft of the article.
Once the main point was made, further examples felt superfluous.
A note on using this word
Superfluous is a more formal, literary alternative to 'unnecessary', often used to describe words, details, or objects that clutter something.
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