superfluouslyadv.

Brit.

/suːˈpəːflʊəsli/,

/sjuːˈpəːflʊəsli/,

/sᵿˈpəːflʊəsli/,

/sjᵿˈpəːflʊəsli/, U.S.

/suˈpərfləwəsli/

Forms: see superfluous adj. and n. and -ly suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: superfluous adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < superfluous adj. + -ly suffix². With sense 3 compare earlier superfluly adv. and post-classical Latin superflue (see superflue adj., n., and adv.).

1. More than is sufficient; beyond what is proper or necessary; excessively; superabundantly.In later use usually coloured by or merging into sense 3.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > [adverb] > superabundantly

surabundantlya1400

superabundantly?a1475

superfluously1481

surfeitousc1540

overabundantly1623

plethorically1804

1481 tr. Cicero De Senectute (Caxton) sig. f6^v I shal brynge you to my poure lodgyng where ye shal fynde quyete reste. And how be it, that yf it be not so superfluously be seen as Cornelius is, yet I truste ye shal fynde it bettir furnysshed of vertue, maner, and suche pleasyrs.

?1504 W. Atkinson tr. Thomas à Kempis Ful Treat. Imytacyon Cryste (Pynson) i. xxiv. sig. Cv^v The gloton that hathe consumed metys & drynkes superfluusly [1517 superfluously] to the detriment of their body.

?1504 W. Atkinson tr. Thomas à Kempis Ful Treat. Imytacyon Cryste (Pynson) i. xxv. 178 They labour moche, & speke but lytell superfluously.

1584 T. Cogan Hauen of Health ccxi. 188 I aduise all men not to linger the time long in eating and drinking superfluously.

1615 W. Lawson Country Housewifes Garden (1626) 24 To dresse the roots of trees, to take away the tawes, and tangles, that..grow superfluously and disorderly.

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 427/1 A Twitcher, or Twitchers; by them Hair superfluously growing in any part is pulled up by the Roots.

1702 D. Jones Hist. France II. ix. 878 Being jealous and avaritious of his own Authority towards his Kindred, he was superfluously prodigal of it to his Ministers.

1751 T. Smollett Peregrine Pickle I. iv. 25 Her attention to the guests was superfluously hospitable.

1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian i, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. III. 30 She was now amply or even superfluously provided with the means of encountering the expences of the road.

1885 Nation 40 446/2 Who is so superfluously self-depreciant and lowly-minded.

1917 G. Saintsbury Hist. French Novel iii. 64 One must be very inquisitive, exceedingly virtuous,..superfluously fond of the company of one's miscellaneous fellow-creatures, and a person of very bad taste to boot.

2008 Africa News (Nexis) 1 Feb. The poor must be practically supported to lift themselves away from the man-made poverty pit and live like human persons similarly created by the same God of the superfluously rich.

†2. To a very great extent; exceedingly, immensely. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > [adverb]

overlyOE

overswitheOE

over-micklec1230

overmucha1382

over-measurea1387

overdonec1390

overlargelyc1390

overfara1400

superflue?a1425

overgatea1450

overdonelyc1450

over-highlyc1454

excessivelyc1460

superfluously1528

stinkingly1545

excessive1569

over-greatly1599

unmercifully1611

overgrownly1668

extravagantlya1715

preponderously1835

faultily1855

1528 T. More Dialogue Heresyes i, in Wks. 157/1 Pryde longed superfluously to gete by couetyse and gredynes many folkes lyuynges in his owne handes.

1528 T. Paynell tr. Arnaldus de Villa Nova in Joannes de Mediolano Regimen Sanitatis Salerni sig. L ij b The wyne..shulde be alayde with moche water..but nat so superfluously alayde..than as in sommer.

1584 T. Cogan Hauen of Health clxxvi. 141 Sea fish is of better nourishment, then fresh water fish..because it is not so superfluously moyst.

1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. 21/1 Immediatlye therafter the water superfluoselye issueth therout.

1603 W. Alexander Trag. of Darius iv. ii. sig. G4^v Those gorgeous halles, With fourniture superfluouslie faire.

3. In a manner which serves no purpose or meets no immediate need; so as to be surplus to requirements; redundantly. Also more generally: unnecessarily, needlessly, pointlessly.Now the usual sense.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > [adverb] > superfluously

tooa1300

superfluly1395

superfluously1557

supererogatorily1641

supervacaneously1657

supererogantly1896

1557 R. Record Whetstone of Witte sig. sig. Biv^v Not onely superfluousely, but also falsely, should thei bee placed here: seynge thei doe belong to other places of right.

1653 H. More Antidote against Atheisme ii. ix. §6 Discriminative Providence,..doing nothing superfluously or in vain.

1738 W. Warburton Divine Legation Moses I. i. iv. 40 As making God act unnecessarily and superfluously.

1816 Monthly Repository Sept. 543/1 The reader will perceive in these instances how liable words are to be used superfluously and insignificantly.

1861 Ld. Acton Lett. (1909) 235 Do not superfluously imitate the Cardinal.

1884 tr. H. Lotze Logic 165 It is difficult..to prove..that Q also has the predicate z which is superfluously added in the definition actually given.

1922 A. Jekyll Kitchen Ess. 62 What the furniture dealer superfluously described as ‘so very unique.’

1979 M. Leigh Abigail's Party i, in Abigail's Party & Goose-pimples (1983) 15 Beverly offers cheese-pineapple savouries to Angela and Tony. So does Laurence, though superfluously as it turns out.

1998 K. Lette Altar Ego ix. 89 ‘She's near-on bankrupted me pursuin' happiness. Stoopid bitch,’ added Eddy Rotterman superfluously.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	superfluously
释义	superfluouslyadv. Brit. /suːˈpəːflʊəsli/, /sjuːˈpəːflʊəsli/, /sᵿˈpəːflʊəsli/, /sjᵿˈpəːflʊəsli/, U.S. /suˈpərfləwəsli/ Forms: see superfluous adj. and n. and -ly suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: superfluous adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < superfluous adj. + -ly suffix². With sense 3 compare earlier superfluly adv. and post-classical Latin superflue (see superflue adj., n., and adv.). 1. More than is sufficient; beyond what is proper or necessary; excessively; superabundantly.In later use usually coloured by or merging into sense 3. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > [adverb] > superabundantly surabundantlya1400 superabundantly?a1475 superfluously1481 surfeitousc1540 overabundantly1623 plethorically1804 1481 tr. Cicero De Senectute (Caxton) sig. f6^v I shal brynge you to my poure lodgyng where ye shal fynde quyete reste. And how be it, that yf it be not so superfluously be seen as Cornelius is, yet I truste ye shal fynde it bettir furnysshed of vertue, maner, and suche pleasyrs. ?1504 W. Atkinson tr. Thomas à Kempis Ful Treat. Imytacyon Cryste (Pynson) i. xxiv. sig. Cv^v The gloton that hathe consumed metys & drynkes superfluusly [1517 superfluously] to the detriment of their body. ?1504 W. Atkinson tr. Thomas à Kempis Ful Treat. Imytacyon Cryste (Pynson) i. xxv. 178 They labour moche, & speke but lytell superfluously. 1584 T. Cogan Hauen of Health ccxi. 188 I aduise all men not to linger the time long in eating and drinking superfluously. 1615 W. Lawson Country Housewifes Garden (1626) 24 To dresse the roots of trees, to take away the tawes, and tangles, that..grow superfluously and disorderly. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 427/1 A Twitcher, or Twitchers; by them Hair superfluously growing in any part is pulled up by the Roots. 1702 D. Jones Hist. France II. ix. 878 Being jealous and avaritious of his own Authority towards his Kindred, he was superfluously prodigal of it to his Ministers. 1751 T. Smollett Peregrine Pickle I. iv. 25 Her attention to the guests was superfluously hospitable. 1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian i, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. III. 30 She was now amply or even superfluously provided with the means of encountering the expences of the road. 1885 Nation 40 446/2 Who is so superfluously self-depreciant and lowly-minded. 1917 G. Saintsbury Hist. French Novel iii. 64 One must be very inquisitive, exceedingly virtuous,..superfluously fond of the company of one's miscellaneous fellow-creatures, and a person of very bad taste to boot. 2008 Africa News (Nexis) 1 Feb. The poor must be practically supported to lift themselves away from the man-made poverty pit and live like human persons similarly created by the same God of the superfluously rich. †2. To a very great extent; exceedingly, immensely. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > [adverb] overlyOE overswitheOE over-micklec1230 overmucha1382 over-measurea1387 overdonec1390 overlargelyc1390 overfara1400 superflue?a1425 overgatea1450 overdonelyc1450 over-highlyc1454 excessivelyc1460 superfluously1528 stinkingly1545 excessive1569 over-greatly1599 unmercifully1611 overgrownly1668 extravagantlya1715 preponderously1835 faultily1855 1528 T. More Dialogue Heresyes i, in Wks. 157/1 Pryde longed superfluously to gete by couetyse and gredynes many folkes lyuynges in his owne handes. 1528 T. Paynell tr. Arnaldus de Villa Nova in Joannes de Mediolano Regimen Sanitatis Salerni sig. L ij b The wyne..shulde be alayde with moche water..but nat so superfluously alayde..than as in sommer. 1584 T. Cogan Hauen of Health clxxvi. 141 Sea fish is of better nourishment, then fresh water fish..because it is not so superfluously moyst. 1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. 21/1 Immediatlye therafter the water superfluoselye issueth therout. 1603 W. Alexander Trag. of Darius iv. ii. sig. G4^v Those gorgeous halles, With fourniture superfluouslie faire. 3. In a manner which serves no purpose or meets no immediate need; so as to be surplus to requirements; redundantly. Also more generally: unnecessarily, needlessly, pointlessly.Now the usual sense. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > [adverb] > superfluously tooa1300 superfluly1395 superfluously1557 supererogatorily1641 supervacaneously1657 supererogantly1896 1557 R. Record Whetstone of Witte sig. sig. Biv^v Not onely superfluousely, but also falsely, should thei bee placed here: seynge thei doe belong to other places of right. 1653 H. More Antidote against Atheisme ii. ix. §6 Discriminative Providence,..doing nothing superfluously or in vain. 1738 W. Warburton Divine Legation Moses I. i. iv. 40 As making God act unnecessarily and superfluously. 1816 Monthly Repository Sept. 543/1 The reader will perceive in these instances how liable words are to be used superfluously and insignificantly. 1861 Ld. Acton Lett. (1909) 235 Do not superfluously imitate the Cardinal. 1884 tr. H. Lotze Logic 165 It is difficult..to prove..that Q also has the predicate z which is superfluously added in the definition actually given. 1922 A. Jekyll Kitchen Ess. 62 What the furniture dealer superfluously described as ‘so very unique.’ 1979 M. Leigh Abigail's Party i, in Abigail's Party & Goose-pimples (1983) 15 Beverly offers cheese-pineapple savouries to Angela and Tony. So does Laurence, though superfluously as it turns out. 1998 K. Lette Altar Ego ix. 89 ‘She's near-on bankrupted me pursuin' happiness. Stoopid bitch,’ added Eddy Rotterman superfluously. 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