supervacuous

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supervacuous

  • /supəˈvækjʊəs/ UK

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From Latin supervacuus (“more than needed”), from super (“above”) + vacuus (“vacant”), equivalent to super- + vacuous.

adjective more supervacuous · most supervacuous

  1. superfluous, more than needed Labor of mind facilitly may be evaded by imitation: for, so, sollicitude of mind conducive to invention becomes supervacuous.

    Similar: superfluous, redundant

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@misc{supervacuous_2026,
  title = {supervacuous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/supervacuous},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}