de trop

[ duh troh ]

adjective

1. too much; too many.
2. in the way; not wanted.

de trop

/ də tro /

adjective

1. postpositive not wanted; in the way; superfluous

Word History and Origins

Origin of de trop¹

Borrowed into English from French around 1950–55

Word History and Origins

Origin of de trop¹

literally: of too much

Example Sentences

In solitude it is the pleasantest companion possible, and in company never de trop.

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I was to live at the Legation, there being no Ambassadorial women folks to make the staff de trop.

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He is utterly insignificant, rebuked, and humiliated,--even as a brainless beauty finds herself de trop in a circle of wits.

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A whole summer spent in this listless manner does not seem de trop in a refined education.

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With anyone else he might have thought it "good cheek" to imagine it possible his wife or he could be de trop in their own house.

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