Something that is ~ to what you are talking about is not relevant or appropriate to it.
His theory was ~ to many underdeveloped economies.
= irrelevant
? applicable
ADJ: usu v-link ADJ, oft ADJ to n
Something that is ~ to what you are talking about is not relevant or appropriate to it.
His theory was ~ to many underdeveloped economies.
= irrelevant
? applicable
ADJ: usu v-link ADJ, oft ADJ to n
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012