Not related to or concerned with the thing or person being considered; of a different nature or character; strange, unfamiliar, alien. Frequently…
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释义 | the world > relative properties > relationship > relevance or pertinence > [adjective] > irrelevant (28) foreigna1393 Not related to or concerned with the thing or person being considered; of a different nature or character; strange, unfamiliar, alien. Frequently… unpertinentc1400 Not pertinent; irrelevant (to). Formerly: spec. †inappropriate, unfit (obsolete). impertinentc1450 Irrelevant to (or †unto) a subject or matter. Chiefly in predicative use. Often with non-referential it as subject. peregrine1532 Foreign; outlandish, strange; imported from abroad. Also occasionally: extraneous to the matter in hand. Now somewhat rare. far-fet1533 = far-fetched, adj. 2. exorbitant1534 Leaving a specified track; deviating from a specified rule or principle. Of remarks, discussions, etc.: Wandering from the subject, irrelevant. Obs… unrelevant1558 = irrelevant, adj. stravagant1565 Irrelevant, unsuitable, extraordinary: = extravagant, adj. 4–6. fremd1581 = foreign, adj. 2a. unappliable1588 Inapplicable. misapplied1596 immaterial1598 That is not pertinent to the case or matter in hand; that does not apply; irrelevant. Now chiefly Law, esp. of evidence. In later use chiefly… far-fetched1607 Of an argument, notion, simile, etc.: Studiously sought out; not easily or naturally introduced; strained. misdevoted1623 Wrongly or improperly devoted. unappertaining1645 (un-, prefix1 affix 4.) irrelativea1657 Having no relation to or bearing on the matter in hand; irrelevant. inapposite1661 Not apposite, not to the point, out of place; impertinent. unconcerned1683 Not concerned or involved, having no part or share, in something. scandalous1750 Of a statement, etc.: Not pertinent to the case, irrelevant. uncentral1782 (un-, prefix1 affix 1.) irrelevant1786 Not relevant or pertinent to the case; not to the purpose; that does not apply: said originally of evidence or arguments. tangent1787 figurative. ‘Flying off at a tangent’ (see B. 1c); divergent, erratic. inappertinent1814 Not appertinent; impertinent. unappropriate1818 = inappropriate, adj. tangential1867 figurative. Going off suddenly ‘at a tangent’; erratic; divergent; digressive. Subcategories:— irrelevant to (2) — lacking a context (1) |
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