REDUNDANT

adj. 1 superfluous, unnecessary, surplus, inessential or unessential, non-essential, unneeded, unwanted, de trop, in excess, excessive He was made redundant at the age of forty-five and was unable to find another job 2 wordy, verbose, prolix, over-long, long-winded, repetitious, tautologic(al) or tautologous, circumlocutory, roundabout The book would be improved if certain redundant passages were improved