'Superfluously' definitions:
Definition of 'superfluously'
From: WordNet
adverb
In a superfluous manner; "superfluously, he added his silly comments to the discussion"
Definition of 'Superfluously'
From: GCIDE
- Superfluous \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. [1913 Webster]
- An authority which makes all further argument or illustration superfluous. --E. Everett. [1913 Webster]
- Superfluous interval (Mus.), an interval that exceeds a major or perfect interval by a semitone. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Unnecessary; useless; exuberant; excessive; redundant; needless. [1913 Webster] -- {Su*per"flu*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Su*per"flu*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]