ETYM Latin superfluus overflowing; super over, above + fluere to flow. Related to Super-, and Fluent.
More than is wanted or is sufficient; rendered unnecessary; useless; excessive.
1. Being wild and uninhabited; desolate
2. Arid, empty
3. Not cultivated; not productive
4. Being in a ruined or devastated condition
5. Wasted
In a superfluous manner.