Su*per"flu*ous (?), a. [L.
superfluus overflowing; super over, above +
fluere to flow. See Super-, and Fluent.]
More than is wanted or is sufficient; rendered unnecessary by
superabundance; unnecessary; useless; excessive; as, a
superfluous price. Shak.
An authority which makes all further argument or
illustration superfluous.
E. Everett.
Superfluous interval (Mus.), an
interval that exceeds a major or perfect interval by a
semitone.
Syn. -- Unnecessary; useless; exuberant; excessive;
redundant; needless.
-- Su*per"flu*ous*ly, adv. --
Su*per"flu*ous*ness, n.