superfluously

/ˈsupɝfɫˌwəsli/ adv

In a superfluous manner.

Word Origin From Latin 'super' (over) and 'fluere' (to flow) — literally 'overflowing'. Superfluous means more than needed, and superfluously is doing something in an excessive way. The 'fluere' root gives us fluid, fluent, influence (flow in), and mellifluous (honey-flowing, sweetly smooth).

adv In a superfluous manner.

He superfluously added three more examples when one would have sufficed.

(副词) 多余地;冗余地;不必要地

他多余地又加了三个例子,其实一个就足够了。

(adverbio) superfluamente; de manera superflua; innecesariamente; en exceso [De manera superflua.]

Él añadió innecesariamente tres ejemplos más cuando uno habría sido suficiente.

(adverbe) inutilement; superfluement; de manière superflue [De manière superflue, inutile ou excessive.]

Il ajouta **superfluously** trois exemples de plus alors qu'un seul aurait suffi.

(Adverb) überflüssigerweise; unnötigerweise [Auf eine überflüssige oder unnötig ausführliche Weise.]

Er fügte **superfluously** noch drei weitere Beispiele hinzu, obwohl eines gereicht hätte.

(副詞) 余計に、不必要に。

彼は一つで十分なのに、三つも余計に例を追加した。

(advérbio) supérfluamente; desnecessariamente; em excesso [De maneira supérflua.]

Ele acrescentou desnecessariamente mais três exemplos quando um teria sido suficiente.

Word parts: super + flu + ous + ly

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