noun
- plural of surplusage; excessive or unnecessary amounts; redundant matter
Usage: formal; often used in legal contexts
Examples
- The editor removed all surplusages from the manuscript to make it more concise.
- Legal documents often contain surplusages that add no meaningful content.
- The budget committee identified several surplusages that could be eliminated.
- His speech was filled with surplusages that distracted from the main point.
- The contract’s surplusages made it unnecessarily complex.
- She worked to eliminate surplusages in the company’s procedures.