supernumerous
supernumerous adjective: being one of too many; redundant.
Adjective
supernumerous (comparative more supernumerous, superlative most supernumerous)
- Being one of too many; redundant.
- Some vvill vvonder, that Empſon and Dudley (the Royal Promoters then in prime) did not catch him [Nicholas Vaux, 1st Baron Vaux of Harrowden] by the Collar, or pick an hole in his Govvn, upon the breach of ſome ruſty ſumptuary Statute; the rather, becauſe lately the Earl of Oxford vvas heavily...a. 1662 (date written), Thomas Fuller, “Northampton-shire”, in The History of the Worthies of England, London: […] J[ohn] G[rismond,] W[illiam] L[eybourne] and W[illiam] G[odbid], published 1662...
Forms of supernumerous
| comparative | more supernumerous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most supernumerous |
Origin of supernumerous
From super- + numerous.
Questions about supernumerous
- What does supernumerous mean?
- Supernumerous means being one of too many; redundant.
- What part of speech is supernumerous?
- Supernumerous is an adjective.
Words near supernumerous in the dictionary
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