1615. Crooke, Body of Man, 315. If … the wombe should at certaine times open it self to expell that that is superuacuous.
1633. Ames, Fresh Suit agst. Ceremon., II. 442. Those Ceremonies are supervacuous and vaine.
a. 1706. Evelyn, Hist. Relig. (1850), II. 285. The Pope … may dispense the supervacuous duties of others (who do more than is required for their salvation) to sinners who have no merit of their own.
1799. E. Du Bois, Piece Fam. Biog., I. p. iv. I shall wave my supervacuous honours.
