extraneous

adjective. irrelevant

adjective. not relevant

adjective. irrelevant

Word Origin & History

1630s, from Latin extraneus "external, strange," from extra "outside of" (see extra-).

But that it should also have been written, is an extraneous matter.

Divested of this extraneous business, the matter is a most simple one.

There were no extraneous sublevels at all and that's just never happened before.

HE was evidently not to be taken in by extraneous sentiment.

There can be no doubt as to the region from which this extraneous civilization came.

To refuse to employ him is to impose an extraneous penalty on his convictions.

She dilutes it with extraneous matter, and it is lost sight of.

What are the principal Qualities of these Extraneous substances?

But it was this extraneous matter that helped me to another link.

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