extraneous

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They are altogether extraneous, and too frequently exercise a deteriorating influence upon the character.

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  1. adjective Not constituting a vital element or part.
  2. adjective Inessential or unrelated to the topic or matter at hand; irrelevant. See Synonyms at irrelevant.
  3. adjective Coming from the outside: extraneous interference.

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  • As for being extraneous, a card-less system sounds nice and convenient, but it is far from being practical. —  Clovis News Journal : News
  • Anything more was extraneous, and once past a certain point - say 90 minutes - I'd be bored, because by then we'd be deep into the grim territory of unloved tracks and new material. —  Blogposts | guardian.co.uk
  • The game progresses well, mixing in a tolerable amount of plot-extraneous elements from Sonny's personal life, and then violently integrating them into the main story. —  AdventureGamers.com
  • I know that many ardent members of the track & field community would like you to tackle various extraneous issues, but it is remarkable that you have been able to focus, laser-like, on the most important issues that impact Olympic success.
  • Not to create a derail, but that seemed kind of extraneous to me. —  MetaFilter Projects
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. From Latin extrāneus, from extrā, outside; see extra-.

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  1. from Latin extraneus, that is without, external, strange, foreign, from extra, outside, without: see extra. Cf. estrange, strange, from the same source.
 

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