super flu it an cet (superfloitans)

[ Out of the cream or super flu it ance the finest dishes, saith he, are made. Sir T. Browne, Vulg. Err., ii. 5. super flu it ant (su-per-flö'i-tant), a. [ super flu it - y+ -ant .] Floating above or on the surface. [Rare.] The vapor of the super flu it ant atmosphere. Amer . Jour. Sci , 3d ser., XXIX. 389. superfluity (su-per-flö'i-ti), n.; pl. superfluities (-tiz). [OF. superfluite, F. super flu ité = Pr. super flu it at = Sp. super flu i dad = Pg. super flu i dade = It. super flu ità, I would have you to refresh, to cherish, and to help them with your superfluity . Latimer, Misc. Selections. Superfluity of drink Deceives the eye, & makes the heart misthink. Times' Whistle (E. E. T. S.), p. 67. 2. That which is in exce of what is wanted; especially, something used for show or luxury superfluity rather than for comfort or from nece ity; something that could easily be dispensed with. It is diuel that doth persuade us to many it is the worlde that doth ingulfe us in greate troubles; it is the fleshe that craueth of us muche exce e and superfluities. Guevara, Letters (tr. by Hellowes, 1577), p. 48. 6066 man.] Above or beyond what is human; hence, sometimes, divine. It is easy for one who has taken an exaggerated view of his powers to invest himself with a superhuman authority, J. B. Mozley, August in i an Doct. of Predestination. The truth. IMG:content-2492.png:[blocks in formation] It is superfluous to argue a point so clear. Macaulay , Utilitarian Theory of Government. 21. Supplied with superfluities; having somewhat beyond nece aries. Let the superfluous and lust-dieted man feel your power quickly. Shak ., Lear, iv. 1. 70. 3t. Doing more than what is called for; supererogatory. I see no reason why thou shouldst be so superfluous to demand the time of the day. Shak . , 1 Hen. IV., i. 2. 12. 4t. Exce ive. Purchased IMG:content-2493.png:[blocks in formation] 5. In music, of intervals, augmented.= Syn. 1. Exce ive, usele , needle . superfluously (sū-per'flö-us-li), adv. In a superfluous manner; with exce ; in a degree beyond what is nece ary. superfluousne (sū-pèr'flö-us-nes), n. The state or character of being superfluous. superflux (sū pėr-fluks), n. [ Expose thyself to feel what wretches feel, That thou mayst shake the superflux to them. Shak . , Lear, iii. 4. 35. superfætatet, superfetationt. See superfetate, superfetation.