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inessential

[in-i-sen-shuhl] / ˌɪn ɪˈsɛn ʃəl /


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She treats the question as compulsory but perhaps inessential.

From Salon Oct. 30, 2024

You might even define a great artist by the ability to pitilessly remove the inessential, no matter how clever the sentence or brilliant the movement composition.

From New York Times Sep. 11, 2023

MAP, deemed inessential, was cut, and the program dissolved within a few years.

From Scientific American Aug. 28, 2023

It urged residents in the area to avoid inessential outings and to use caution against mudslides, flooding and thunderstorms.

From Seattle Times Aug. 14, 2023

Again, the distinction will be found to exist, not only between forms and shades as subjects of choice, but between essential and inessential forms.

From The Seven Lamps of Architecture by Ruskin, John




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