Irrelevantly: meaning, definitions and examples

🔄
Add to dictionary

irrelevantly

 

[ ɪˈrɛləvəntli ]

Adverb
Context #1 | Adverb

used in conversation

In a way that is not related or connected to the matter being discussed; off topic.

Synonyms

inappropriately, off topic, unrelated.

Examples of usage

  • He kept talking irrelevantly about his new car during the meeting.
  • The professor's comments were irrelevantly long and didn't add to the discussion.
Context #2 | Adverb

formal writing

In a manner that has no bearing on the subject at hand; inconsequentially.

Synonyms

inconsequentially, superfluously, unnecessarily.

Examples of usage

  • The witness's testimony was irrelevantly vague and did not help the case.
  • The details provided were irrelevantly specific and did not contribute to the report.

Translations

Translations of the word "irrelevantly" in other languages:

🇵🇹 irrelevante

🇮🇳 अप्रासंगिक रूप से

🇩🇪 irrelevant

🇮🇩 tidak relevan

🇺🇦 нерелевантно

🇵🇱 nieistotnie

🇯🇵 関係なく (kankeinaku)

🇫🇷 de manière non pertinente

🇪🇸 irrelevantemente

🇹🇷 ilgisiz bir şekilde

🇰🇷 관련 없이 (gwallyeon eopsi)

🇸🇦 بشكل غير ذي صلة

🇨🇿 nerelevantně

🇸🇰 nerelevantne

🇨🇳 无关紧要地 (wúguān jǐnyào de)

🇸🇮 nepomembno

🇮🇸 óviðkomandi

🇰🇿 маңызды емес

🇬🇪 არარელევანტურად

🇦🇿 əlaqəsiz şəkildə

🇲🇽 irrelevantemente

Etymology

The word 'irrelevantly' is derived from the adjective 'irrelevant', which comes from the Latin word 'irrelevans', meaning 'not lifting up'. The prefix 'ir-' means 'not', and 'relevant' comes from the Latin 'relevare', meaning 'to lift up'. The adverb form 'irrelevantly' has been in use since the 19th century.

See also: irrelevancy.