Meanings
comparative more redundantly · superlative most redundantly
- In a redundant manner.
In such a sentence as "He has no cash or credit," the word "credit" is used as an alternative for "cash," and merely, though perhaps redundantly, to amplify the thought.
1906, Frank Horace Vizetelly, A Desk-Book of Errors in English1 more example
Thus pleasure is spread through the earth In stray gifts to be claimed by whoever shall find; Thus a rich loving-kindness, redundantly kind, Moves all nature to gladness and mirth.
1815, William Wordsworth, “By their floating Mill”, in Poems […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: […] Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, […], published 1815, →OCLC
Origin
- Englishredundant
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishredundantly
Translations
Catalan redundantment
- redundantmentin a redundant manner
Czech nadbytečně
- nadbytečněin a redundant manner
Finnish liiallisesti, toisteisesti
- liiallisestiin a redundant manner
- toisteisestiin a redundant manner
French redondamment
- redondammentin a redundant manner
German redundant, überflüssig
- redundantin a redundant manner
- überflüssigin a redundant manner
Italian ridondantemente
- ridondantementein a redundant manner
Portuguese redundantemente
- redundantementein a redundant manner
Romanian redundant
- redundantin a redundant manner
Spanish redundantemente
- redundantementein a redundant manner
Cite this entry
redundantly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redundantly
“redundantly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redundantly. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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