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Definition
more than is needed, desired, or required
- Prince required but slight attention, lacking energy for superfluous movements of any sort.1 — The Maiden (36% in)
- As they had been discussing a score of personal matters only half-an-hour before, the introductory style seemed a little superfluous.3 — The Rally (77% in)
There are no more uses of "superfluous" in Tess of the d'Urbervilles.
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