superflu

English

Etymology

super- + flu

Noun

superflu (usually uncountable, plural superflus)

  1. Any strain of flu that spreads unusually quickly, is unusually virulent, or is unusually unresponsive to treatment.
    • 2015 July 23, Sloane Crosley, “It’s the End of the World as She Knows It”, in New York Times:
      In the wake of the superflus and cataclysmic events, male writers tend to jump to that unholy trinity of rape, murder and cannibalism.

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin superfluus.

Adjective

superflu (feminine supèrflua, masculine plural superflus, feminine plural supèrflues)

  1. superfluous

Derived terms

Further reading

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin superfluus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sy.pɛʁ.fly/
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Adjective

superflu (feminine superflue, masculine plural superflus, feminine plural superflues)

  1. superfluous

Derived terms

Further reading

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