Odd
Odd adjective - Being one of a pair or set without a corresponding mate.
Superfluous and odd are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Superfluous" instead an adjective "Odd".
Superfluous
Superfluous adjective - Being over what is needed.
Odd and superfluous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Odd" instead an adjective "Superfluous".
Nearby Words: superfluity, superfluously
Both words in one sentence
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A similar device is the infamously named buckleybox, a smaller but equally superfluous Wall Of Text used to reiterate something that should already appear in the actual comic visually, but may not due to odd dialogue placement, poor art not conveying it, or the assumption Viewers Are Morons.
Source: Wall of Text - Rotor was originally an Adorkable Ditzy Genius who provided tech support, however as both Sally's intellect and Antoine's clumsiness got Flanderized, his role became more superfluous, only having odd moments of importance.
Source: The Artifact / Western Animation
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