needless (adj.)
- dispensable
- excess
- excessive
- expendable
- gratuitous
- inessential
- nonessential
- pleonastic
- prolix
- redundant
- spare
- supererogatory
- superfluous
- tautologic
- tautological
- uncalled-for
- unessential
- unnecessary
- unneeded
- unwanted
- useless
- verbose
A needless Alexandrine ends the song,
That like a wounded snake drags its slow length along.
