Extraneous - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ɪkˈstreɪnɪəs|
Brit.
|ɪkˈstreɪnɪəs|
adjective
- not pertinent to the matter under consideration (syn: immaterial, impertinent, orthogonal)
an issue extraneous to the debate
- not essentialthe ballet struck me as extraneous and somewhat out of keeping with the rest of the play
- not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source (syn: foreign)water free of extraneous matter
- coming from the outside (syn: external, outside)extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph
relying upon an extraneous income
relying upon an extraneous income
Extra examples
She sped up the process by eliminating all extraneous steps.
...the architect's streamlined modern style shuns any sort of extraneous ornamentation...
These questions are extraneous to the problem being discussed.
Such details are extraneous to the matter in hand.
It is necessary to remove from the wound any extraneous matter, such as gravel, bits of glass or china.
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