supererogant, a. rare.
(s(j)uːpəˈrɛrəgənt)
[ad. late L. superērogans, -ant-, pr. pple. of superērogāre to supererogate.]
= supererogatory. Hence supeˈrerogantly adv., more than is required.
| 1737 Stackhouse Hist. Bible vi. ii. (1749) II. 840/2 Then was this Commission..far from being needless, or supererogant. 1892 Temple Bar May 51 They endeavoured to graft on to the natural goodness of man supererogant virtues. 1897 W. Watson Poems, To S.W. in the Forest 4 Is our London..so Super-erogantly fair That yourself it well can spare? |