— 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.