irrelevant
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ir·rel·e·vant

adjective \-vənt\

Definition of IRRELEVANT

: not relevant : inapplicable <that statement is irrelevant to your argument>
ir·rel·e·vant·ly adverb

Examples of IRRELEVANT

  1. His comment is completely irrelevant.
  2. <irrelevant questions that merely disrupted the classroom lesson>

First Known Use of IRRELEVANT

1786

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