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EXTRANEOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Coming from the outside
Example:
disdaining outside pressure groups
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
extrinsic (not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside)
Derivation:
extraneousness (unrelatedness by virtue of falling outside the matter at hand)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Not essential
Example:
the ballet struck me as extraneous and somewhat out of keeping with the rest of the play
Classified under:
Similar:
extrinsic (not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside)
Derivation:
extraneousness (unrelatedness by virtue of falling outside the matter at hand)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Not pertinent to the matter under consideration
Example:
mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point
Synonyms:
extraneous; immaterial; impertinent; orthogonal
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
irrelevant (having no bearing on or connection with the subject at issue)
Derivation:
extraneousness (unrelatedness by virtue of falling outside the matter at hand)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source
Example:
foreign particles in milk
Synonyms:
extraneous; foreign
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Adjectives
Similar:
adulterant; adulterating (making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials)
Derivation:
extraneousness (unrelatedness by virtue of falling outside the matter at hand)
