
Extraneous
Not related to the matter at hand; not essential; irrelevant or unnecessary.
adjectiveExtraneous
Not related to the matter at hand; not essential; irrelevant or unnecessary.
adjective
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Imagine This
An extra column of comics is added to the newspaper to appeal to comic readers, but it was not essential to those who only read the news, business, or sports sections.
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Sounds Like
ek-STRAY-nee-us
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Looks Like
Looks like: extra + neous
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Remember This
Root means outside or foreign; extraneous things are outside the main matter.
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Other Forms
extraneouslyadverb
extraneousnessnoun
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Connect With
irrelevant, unrelated, incidental, superfluous, redundant
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Note
Do not confuse extraneous with simply 'additional.' Extraneous implies irrelevance or unnecessary detail to the topic being considered.
