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supernumerary
adjective as in excessive
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Repeat the name twice very distinctly to him, and see there is no mistake about third or supernumerary or private.
The exempts to be supernumerary, having a small allowance, and maintained in the college till preferment offer.
Au reste, I am careful for nothing; I am a sort of supernumerary spoon, and there will be no damage to the set if I am lost.
We have to add small supernumerary words to bring back the original power.
The short or supernumerary line of non-commissioned officers on our right stood motionless as a row of statues.
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On this page you'll find 16 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to supernumerary, such as: excess, extra, additional, effusive, exaggerated, and superfluous.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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