EXTRANEOUS


Meaning of EXTRANEOUS in English

— extraneously , adv. — extraneousness , n.

/ik stray"nee euhs/ , adj.

1. introduced or coming from without; not belonging or proper to a thing; external; foreign: extraneous substances in our water.

2. not pertinent; irrelevant: an extraneous remark; extraneous decoration.

[ 1630-40; extraneus external, foreign, equiv. to extr ( a )- EXTRA- + -an ( us ) -AN + -eus -EOUS ]

Syn. 1. extrinsic, adventitious, alien. 2. inappropriate, nonessential, superfluous.

Ant. 1. intrinsic. 2. pertinent, relevant.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .