Not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing; without or beyond a thing; not essential or intrinsic; foreign; as, to separate gold from extraneous matter
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"
Extraneous things are not relevant or essential to the situation you are involved in or the subject you are talking about. We ought not to bring in extraneous matters in trying to find a basis for a settlement
coming from the outside; "extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph"; "relying upon an extraneous income"; "disdaining outside pressure groups"
not essential; "the ballet struck me as extraneous and somewhat out of keeping with the rest of the play" 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" not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source; "water free of extraneous matter"; "foreign particles in milk
extraneously
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[ ek-'strA-nE-&s ] (adjective.) 1638. Latin extraneus; more at STRANGE.