extraneous
adjectiveIrrelevant or not essential to the matter at hand.
Irrelevant or unnecessary
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Clear all filtersIrrelevant or not essential to the matter at hand.
Irrelevant or unnecessary
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To estimate beyond known observations by extending a pattern or relationship.
Excessive spending or use of resources; also an unusually lavish purchase or display.
To draw out or infer something from available information.
To draw out a response, information, or feeling.
Obtaining something through threats or coercive pressure.
Coming from outside rather than belonging to a thing's essential nature.
Impressively large in appearance or excessively ambitious and pretentious.
Deliberate exaggeration used for effect.
Marked by exaggerated language; in mathematics, relating to a hyperbola or certain related structures.
Exaggerated in expression
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Rudely disrespectful; sometimes, irrelevant to the matter.
Rudely disrespectful
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To reach a conclusion from evidence or reasoning.
A lack of moderation or self-restraint.
Not connected with or useful to the matter being considered.
Not bearing on the matter
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Giving or providing something in generous or abundant amounts.
Generously abundant
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Designed to attract notice through a show of wealth or importance.
Extraordinarily great in size, amount, or ability.
Unusual, remarkable, or distinct from others.
More than is needed or serving no useful purpose.
Having no known previous example.
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