Word of the DayDecember 13, 2024

extraneous

Definition

irrelevant or unnecessary to the current context or task

Example Usage

the book was simply too long, the author had included reams of extraneous backstory

Synonyms

  • inapplicable
  • tangential
  • unrelated
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