Extraneously
[ik-strey-nee-uh s] /ɪkˈstreɪ ni əs/
adjective
1.
introduced or coming from without; not belonging or proper to a thing; external; foreign:
extraneous substances in our water.
2.
not pertinent; irrelevant:
an extraneous remark; extraneous decoration.
/ɪkˈstreɪnɪəs/
adjective
1.
not essential
2.
not pertinent or applicable; irrelevant
3.
coming from without; of external origin
4.
not belonging; unrelated to that to which it is added or in which it is contained
adj.
1630s, from Latin extraneus “external, strange,” from extra “outside of” (see extra-).
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