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Extraneous Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ous

Extraneous has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

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"

2

not essential

"the ballet struck me as extraneous and somewhat out of keeping with the rest of the play"

3

not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source

"water free of extraneous matter"

"foreign particles in milk"

4

coming from the outside

"extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph"

"relying upon an extraneous income"

"disdaining outside pressure groups"

5

Not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing; without or beyond a thing; foreign

Example Sentences
"an issue extraneous to the debate" adjective
"the price was immaterial" adjective
"mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point" adjective
"the ballet struck me as extraneous and somewhat out of keeping with the rest of the play" adjective
"water free of extraneous matter" adjective
"foreign particles in milk" adjective
"extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph" adjective
"relying upon an extraneous income" adjective
"disdaining outside pressure groups" adjective
Related Terms
Rhyming Words
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