superfluous (adj.)
extravagant, wasteful, immoderate
AW I.i.104[Helena to herself] full oft we see / Cold wisdom waiting on superfluous folly
H8 I.i.99.1[Abergavenny to Norfolk, of the wavering treaty between England and France] A proper title of a peace, and purchased / At a superfluous rate!
Ham IV.v.97[Claudius to Gertrude, of Laertes' arrival] this, / Like to a murdering-piece, in many places / Gives me superfluous death
Per I.iv.54[Cleon to Dionyza, of prosperous cities] their superfluous riots
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