redundant
adj.adj. no longer needed or useful, often because there is already a replacement. In British English, it also describes a person who loses their job because the company no longer needs their role.
adj. exceeding what is necessary or normal, often resulting in unnecessary repetition. In British English employment contexts, it describes a worker dismissed because their position has been eliminated.
The new software makes the old system completely redundant.
After the corporate merger, many administrative roles became redundant, forcing the company to let several employees go.
The author's prose was heavily criticized for being redundant, as she frequently used three synonymous adjectives where a single precise word would have sufficed.
From Latin redundāns, present participle of redundō (“to overflow, redound”), from red- (“again, back”) + undō (“to surge, flood”), from unda (“a wave”).
Often used in the British English phrase 'made redundant' to indicate job loss; when describing language or systems, it typically follows a linking verb.