Superfluous
Crossword Clue and Answers
Today we have 20 crossword solutions for Superfluous which appeared recently in Irish Independent - Simple.
We have deemed Superfluous as a COMMON crossword clue as we have seen it included in several crossword publications.
The most recent answer we found for this clue is "REDUNDANT".
Publications
- Irish Independent - Simple - Thursday, 11 Mar 2021
- Irish Independent - Simple - Monday, 21 Sep 2020
- The Guardian Speedy - Sunday, 8 Oct 2017
Crossword Answers
5 letters
EXTRA
Something additional of the same kind; "he always carried extras in case of an emergency"
SPARE
A score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls
6 letters
WASTED
(of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use; "partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm"
OTIOSE
Disinclined to work or exertion; "faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger-on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle youth"; "slothful employees"; "the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy"
DETROP
FRILLY
Having decorative ruffles or frills
EXCESS
Excessive indulgence; "the child was spoiled by overindulgence"
7 letters
SURPLUS
A quantity much larger than is needed
8 letters
UNWANTED
Not wanted; not needed; "tried to give away unwanted kittens"
NEEDLESS
Unnecessary and unwarranted; "a strikers' tent camp...was burned with needless loss of life"
UNNEEDED
Not necessary
9 letters
REDUNDANT
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"
POINTLESS
Not having a point especially a sharp point; "my pencils are all pointless"
EXCESSIVE
Beyond normal limits; "excessive charges"; "a book of inordinate length"; "his dress stops just short of undue elegance"; "unreasonable demands"
SENSELESS
(of especially persons) lacking sense or understanding or judgment
REDUNDANT
11 letters
PURPOSELESS
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"
12 letters
NONESSENTIAL
Anything that is not essential; "they discarded all their inessentials"
13 letters
SUPERNUMERARY
A minor actor in crowd scenes
14 letters
SUPEREROGATORY
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"