extraneously

Variant of extraneous

extraneous definition

extra·neous (ek strā′nē əs, ik-)

adjective

  1. coming from outside; foreign an extraneous substance
  2. not truly or properly belonging; not essential
  3. not pertinent; irrelevant

Etymology: L extraneus, external, foreign < extra: see extra-

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