extraneous

Adjective

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

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

• 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
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  external , outside , foreign , immaterial , impertinent , orthogonal