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irrelevantly

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

In an irrelevant manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in an irrelevant manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • suddenly and irrelevantly, she asked him for money

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: relevantly

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English irrelevant Middle English -ly English -ly English irrelevantly From irrelevant + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: epäolennaisesti — in an irrelevant manner
  • Finnish: merkityksettömästi — in an irrelevant manner
  • Italian: irrilevantemente — in an irrelevant manner
  • Polish: bezsensownie — in an irrelevant manner
  • Polish: od rzeczy — in an irrelevant manner
  • Portuguese: irrelevantemente — in an irrelevant manner
  • Spanish: irrelevantemente — in an irrelevant manner