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Extraneous

Extraneous Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Extraneous? [adj] coming from the outside; "extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph"; "relying upon an extraneous income"; "disdaining outside pressure groups" [adj] not essential; "the ballet struck me as extraneous and somewhat out of keeping with the rest of the play" [adj] not pertinent to the matter under consideration; "an issue extraneous to the debate"; "the price was immaterial"; "mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point" [adj] not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source; "water free of extraneous matter"; "foreign particles in milk" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Extraneous: adulterant \| adulterating \| external \| extrinsic \| foreign \| immaterial \| impertinent \| irrelevant \| outside Related Terms \| Find terms related to Extraneous: accidental \| added \| additional \| adrift \| adventitious \| alien \| apart \| barbarian \| barbaric \| barbarous \| beside the mark \| beside the point \| beside the question \| detached \| disconnected \| discrete \| disjunct \| disrelated \| dissociated \| exotic \| exterior \| external \| extra \| extraorganismal \| extraterrestrial \| extrinsic \| foreign \| foreign-born \| immaterial \| impersonal \| impertinent \| inadmissible \| inapplicable \| inapposite \| inappropriate \| inapt \| incidental \| incommensurable \| incomparable \| inconsequent \| independent \| inessential \| insular \| intrusive \| irrelative \| irrelevant \| isolated \| needless \| nihil ad rem \| nonessential \| nonsubjective \| not at issue \| objective \| off the subject \| other \| out of place \| outland \| outlandish \| outlying \| out-of-the-way \| outside \| outward \| parenthetical \| peripheral \| pointless \| remote \| removed \| segregate \| separate \| separated \| strange \| superfluous \| supernumerary \| ulterior \| unaffiliated \| unallied \| unapt \| unassociated \| unconnected \| unearthly \| unessential \| unfitting \| unnecessary \| unneeded \| unrelatable \| unrelated See Also \| Extraneous In Webster's Dictionary \Extra"neous\, a. [L. extraneus, from extra. See {Extra-}, {Strange}.] Not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing; without or beyond a thing; not essential or intrinsic; foreign; as, to separate gold from extraneous matter. Nothing is admitted extraneous from the indictment. --Landor. -- {Extra"neous*ly}, adv.

Extraneous Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Extraneous?

[adj] coming from the outside; "extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph"; "relying upon an extraneous income"; "disdaining outside pressure groups"
[adj] not essential; "the ballet struck me as extraneous and somewhat out of keeping with the rest of the play"
[adj] not pertinent to the matter under consideration; "an issue extraneous to the debate"; "the price was immaterial"; "mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point"
[adj] not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source; "water free of extraneous matter"; "foreign particles in milk"

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Extraneous In Webster's Dictionary

\Ex*tra"ne*ous\, a. [L. extraneus, from extra. See
{Extra-}, {Strange}.]
Not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing; without or
beyond a thing; not essential or intrinsic; foreign; as, to
separate gold from extraneous matter.

      Nothing is admitted extraneous from the indictment.
                                               --Landor.
-- {Ex*tra"ne*ous*ly}, adv.

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