not pertinent to the matter under consideration; an issue extraneous to the debate; the price was immaterial; mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point

[ Syn: immaterial , impertinent , orthogonal ]

not essential; the ballet struck me as extraneous and somewhat out of keeping with the rest of the play'

not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source; water free of extraneous matter; foreign particles in milk

[ Syn: foreign ]

coming from the outside; extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph; relying upon an extraneous income; disdaining outside pressure groups

[ Syn: external , outside ]