supervacuous
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin supervacuus (“more than needed”), from super (“above”) + vacuus (“vacant”), equivalent to super- + vacuous.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /supəˈvækjʊəs/
Adjective
editsupervacuous (comparative more supervacuous, superlative most supervacuous)
- superfluous, more than needed
- 2004, Frederick William Rolfe, Don Renato: An Ideal Content, Kessinger Publishing, →ISBN, page 22:
- Labor of mind facilitly may be evaded by imitation: for, so, sollicitude of mind conducive to invention becomes supervacuous.
- 1850, John Evelyn, R. M. Evanson, The History of Religion: A Rational Account of the True Religion, H. Colburn, page 285,
- Of this treasure, the Pope having the key, he may dispense the supervacuous duties of others (who do more than is required for their salvation) to sinners who have no merit of their own.
Synonyms
edit- (more than needed): superfluous, redundant
Translations
editmore than needed
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