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extraneous

adjective

not pertinent to the matter under consideration; "an issue extraneous to the debate"; "the price was immaterial"; "mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point"
Synonyms: immaterial, impertinent, orthogonal Similar: irrelevant
not essential; "the ballet struck me as extraneous and somewhat out of keeping with the rest of the play"
Similar: extrinsic
not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source; "water free of extraneous matter"; "foreign particles in milk"
Synonyms: foreign Similar: adulterating, adulterant
coming from the outside; "extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph"; "relying upon an extraneous income"; "disdaining outside pressure groups"
Synonyms: external, outside Similar: extrinsic