Superfluous: Pronunciation: su-'p&r-flü-&s
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin superfluus, literally, running over, from superfluere to overflow, from super- + fluere to flow
1 a : exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : EXTRA b : not needed : UNNECESSARY
2 obsolete : marked by wastefulness : EXTRAVAGANT
Superflivolous: The word I use when I can't remember the word above.
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blogs are superfluous. bottle caps candy is superfluous. puppies are superfluous. SUVs are superfluous. Trampolines are superfluous. Ritalin is superfluous.
Jesus Christ isn't.
Good comment-
Just came across this quote on someone's website today on coincidence--
"Human subtlety will never devise an invention more beautiful, more simple or more direct than does Nature, because in her inventions, nothing is lacking and nothing is superfluous". Leonardo da Vinci
huh? this actually made me laugh. thanks
bottle caps candy is superfluous? what about reeses peanut butter cups? (pretty necessary)
what about a butterfly? superfluous?
not? hmm.
reeses..no....peanut M&Ms - required
nuns are not superfluous. unless....
HA!
melanie - you're naughty :) and oh so funny!
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