All 3 Uses of
superfluous
in
Jane Eyre
- There was no superfluous ornament in the room — not one modern piece of furniture, save a brace of workboxes and a lady's desk in rosewood, which stood on a side-table: everything — including the carpet and curtains — looked at once well worn and well saved.†
Chpt 29
- This was said with a careless, abstracted indifference, which showed that my solicitude was, at least in his opinion, wholly superfluous.†
Chpt 33 *
- I abandon to you, then, what is absolutely superfluous to me.†
Chpt 33
Definition:
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(superfluous) more than is needed, desired, or required