Using superfluous or unnecessary words for emphasis. The three elements are not redundant or superfluous. It is used particularly for defective, superseded, useless, superfluous, or dysfunctional elements in computer software. A dissenting opinion said that such a reading renders "individual" superfluous. It is so good that superlatives are superfluous. Thousands of servants, eunuchs, and superfluous officials were therefore summarily dismissed. They teach the players how to cope with incomplete, delayed, incorrect, or superfluous information. Any remaining superfluous wiglace is trimmed away. The distinction is not between complicated and simple, but between "organic" and superfluous decoration. Grammar is abbreviated, and sentence parts deemed to be superfluous are dropped. Apoptosis is the programmed cell death of superfluous or potentially harmful cells in the body. Color Field painting sought to rid art of superfluous rhetoric. The Color Field painters sought to rid their art of superfluous rhetoric. He abolished over five hundred sinecures and superfluous posts. Extended exposure to deletional bias ensures the removal of most superfluous sequences.