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extraneous
/ɛkstˈɹeɪniəs/ · 10 letters · 9 distinct letters
- adjective
not pertinent to the matter under consideration
an issue extraneous to the debate
- adjective
not essential
the ballet struck me as extraneous and somewhat out of keeping with the rest of the play
- adjective
not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source
water free of extraneous matter
- adjective
coming from the outside
extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph