Both Uses
superfluous
in
The Call of the Wild
(Edited)
- And so it went, the inexorable elimination of the superfluous.
p. 104.8 *superfluous = more than is needed
- He was in perfect condition, without an ounce of superfluous flesh
p. 145.1superfluous = more than is desired
Definitions:
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(1)
(superfluous) more than is needed, desired, or required
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)