superfluous

• I did not read any of the Proofs except two; finding it quite superfluous, and a sad waste of time to the hurried Chapman himself. —  The Correspondence of Thomas Carlyle and Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1834-1872, Vol II
• Ph was, in a way, superfluous from the start, since f was available. —  VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol VII No 4
• 41122] Rich, anti-revolutionary, and vicious, "according to Robespierre, [41123]" these three traits depend on each other, and, therefore, the possession of the superfluous is an infallible sign of aristocracy, a visible mark of incivism "and, as Fouché says," a stamp of reprobation. " —  The French Revolution - Volume 3
• Then the drill of the small infantry begins anew, but pauses again because some urchin -- who agrees with Voltaire that the superfluous is a very necessary thing -- insists on spelling "subtraction" with an _s_ too much. —  Among My Books First Series
• Perfect line, chaste ornamentation, the elimination of the superfluous was the result of the Greek idea of restraint -- self-control in all things and in all expression. —  The Art of Interior Decoration

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