Redundant (Adjective)
Meaning 1
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".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
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Meaning 2
Repetition of same sense in different words; "`a true fact' and `a free gift' are pleonastic expressions"; "the phrase `a beginner who has just started' is tautological"; "at the risk of being redundant I return to my original proposition"- J.B.Conant.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The phrase "end result" is redundant because the word "result" already implies the end of a process.
- He avoided using redundant phrases, such as "free gift," in his writing to make his arguments more concise.
- The warning label contained redundant information, repeating the same instructions multiple times.
- The professor's habit of repeating himself made his lectures seem redundant and unnecessary.
- The politician's speech was criticized for being redundant, as she continued to restate the same points without adding any new insights.