serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being; otiose lines in a play; advice is wasted words; a pointless remark; a life essentially purposeless; senseless violence
[ Syn: otiose , pointless , purposeless , senseless , wasted ]
more than is needed, desired, or required; trying to lose excess weight; found some extra change lying on the dresser; yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant; skills made redundant by technological advance; sleeping in the spare room; supernumerary ornamentation; it was supererogatory of her to gloat; delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words; extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts; surplus cheese distributed to the needy
[ Syn: excess , extra , redundant , spare , supererogatory , supernumerary , surplus ]