Both Uses of
superfluous
in
Lonesome Dove
- Of course, real scouting skills were superfluous in a place as tame as Lonesome Dove, but Call still liked to get out at night, sniff the breeze and let the country talk.†
Chpt 1-2 *
- By the time they were within a week of Ogallala, all subjects other than whoring were judged to be superfluous.†
Chpt 83-84
Definition:
more than is needed, desired, or required