accidental, barbaric, disjunct, extraterrestrial, inapplicable, independent, nihil ad rem, out-of-the-way, pointless, supernumerary, unessential
Definitionadj. not pertinent to the matter under consideration
Last update: October 13, 2015
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Extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph. [adjective]
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Water free of extraneous matter. [adjective]
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The ballet struck me as extraneous and somewhat out of keeping with the rest of the play. [adjective]
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An issue extraneous to the debate. [adjective]
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My feeling is that there are too many extraneous variables for the findings of either to be applied rigidly across the board. [adjective]
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The book did have extraneous content such as when David meets a catechist. [adjective]
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It had crossed her thought like some unsought, extraneous impression. [adjective]
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Hawkeye listened while he coolly adjusted his flint and reloaded his rifle; but the sounds, wanting the extraneous assistance of scene and sympathy, failed to awaken his slumbering emotions. [adjective]
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An extraneous cause--either FORCE or FRAUD--is necessary to its life and action. [adjective]
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But this meaning is extraneous. [Please select]
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Divested of this extraneous business, the matter is a most simple one. [Please select]
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Europe, and, in particular, England, with her passion for extraneous philanthropy, was not averse. [Please select]
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