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extraneous

adjective

/ɪkˈstreɪ.ni.əs/

Meaning

Not directly related or essential to the matter at hand; irrelevant.

The editor removed extraneous details from the report.

irrelevant, unnecessary, unrelated, superfluous, redundant

relevant, essential, necessary

extraneous details, extraneous information, extraneous factors, extraneous noise

Excessively or unreasonably critical.

Based on or using algorithms; relating to computational procedures and systematic methods.

Able to be maintained at a certain rate or level.

Indirect or sarcastic, often appearing as praise but actually insulting.

Characteristic of or relating to metaphor; figurative rather than literal.

relating to a city or town or its local government