redundant
/rɪˈdʌndənt/ adjectiveDefinition
NOT WORKING UK › not working because your employer has told you there is not enough work: Eight thousand people have been made redundant in Britain this year.
NOT NEEDED UK › not needed or used any more because there are other similar or more modern things: redundant weapons
TOO MUCH › more than is needed, especially extra words that mean the same thing
(Definition of redundant adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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