redundant

redundant
I
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [Needless]
Syn. superfluous, irrelevant, excess; see excessive , superfluous , unnecessary .
2. [Repetitious]
Syn. verbose, wordy, repetitive, tautological; see verbose .
See Synonym Study at verbose .
II
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a.
[ri DUN dunt]
more than what is needed, repetitive, wordy.
His speech was long-winded and redundant.
SYN.: excessive, unnecessary, superfluous, repetitious, more than enough, inessential, long-winded, *de trop, wordy, verbose.
ANT.: necessary, indispensable, concise
III
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective Using or containing an excessive number of words: diffuse, long-winded, periphrastic, pleonastic, prolix, verbose, wordy. See EXCESS, STYLE, WORDS.

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