Supererogatory (Adjective)
Meaning
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.
Examples
- She went on a month-long detox, which was supererogatory considering her relatively healthy diet and lifestyle.
- The generous donation was supererogatory, but the charity was more than happy to receive it.
- To find him a new job, and then to also offer him a place to stay, was supererogatory but much appreciated.
- Despite already having an extensive collection, she bought yet another rare coin, a supererogatory addition in many people's eyes.
- Her bragging about her achievements was supererogatory, and many at the party started to lose interest in her conversation.