SUPEREROGATORY


Meaning of SUPEREROGATORY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsü-pər-i-ˈrä-gə-ˌtȯr-ē ]

adjective

Date: 1593

1. : observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required

2. : exceeding what is needed : superfluous

attending three long-winded meetings in a row on the same subject was supererogatory

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.