All 4 Uses of
superfluous
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- But on this occasion the precaution was superfluous, and everything proceeded with the utmost smoothness and politeness.†
Chpt 22-23 *
- "— "Oh," said Monte Cristo "it would be quite superfluous for you to tell me, for I already know it."†
Chpt 55-56
- "Sir," said she, "it is superfluous for me to tell you that Valentine's marriage is broken off, since it was here that the affair was concluded."†
Chpt 77-78
- From the same drawer she took a man's complete costume, from the boots to the coat, and a provision of linen, where there was nothing superfluous, but every requisite.†
Chpt 97-98
Definition:
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(superfluous) more than is needed, desired, or required