The Only Use
superfluous
in
1984, by Orwell
(Edited)
- She did everything that was needed — cooked, washed, mended, made the bed, swept the floor, dusted the mantelpiece — always very slowly and with a curious lack of superfluous motion,
p. 161.5superfluous = more than is needed, desired, or required
Definitions:
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(1)
(superfluous) more than is needed, desired, or required
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)