Superfluous, a.
Etymology: [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. An authority which makes all further argument or illustration superfluous. E. Everett. Superfluous interval (Mus.), an interval that exceeds a major or perfect interval by a semitone.
Syn. -- Unnecessary; useless; exuberant; excessive; redundant; needless. -- Su*per"flu*ous*ly, adv. -- Su*per"flu*ous*ness, n.
Shades of meaning
Fernald lists superfluous only as an antonym, under inherent.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.
Synonyms
none given