Read the sentence.

The uncle decided it would be superfluous to give his nephew another toy when the youngster already had so many.

What does superfluous mean?

unneeded

unkind

wise

generous

1 answer

In the context of the sentence, "superfluous" means unneeded. The uncle decided that giving his nephew another toy would be unnecessary because the child already had plenty of toys.
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