supervacaneous

A writer crosses out a supervacaneous word in her draft.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Unnecessary or superfluous: "supervacaneous" describes something that is more than what is needed or desired; redundant or excessive in a given context.

Usage Examples

• (The report contained unnecessary, extra information.)
• (He made an irrelevant, superfluous remark.)

Advanced Usage

• "supervacaneous to the argument": not essential or relevant to the main point.
  • Many of the points raised were supervacaneous to the central issue. (They were extraneous and could be ignored.)

Variants and Related Words

• Supervacaneousness (noun): the quality of being unnecessary or superfluous.
  • The supervacaneousness of the decorations was criticized by the minimalist designer. (The excessive nature of the decorations was deemed unnecessary.)

Synonyms

• Superfluous: exceeding what is sufficient or required.
• Redundant: not needed because something else already serves the same purpose.
• Unnecessary: not required or essential.

Related Idioms

• More than one needs: a phrase expressing excess beyond necessity.
  • The instructions had more than one needs in terms of detail. (They were supervacaneous.)