irrelevant
adjective
ir·rel·e·vant
i-ˈre-lə-vənt 
: not relevant : inapplicable
that statement is irrelevant to your argument
irrelevantly
adverb
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Examples of irrelevant in a Sentence
His comment is completely irrelevant.
irrelevant questions that merely disrupted the classroom lesson
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If there’s no media deal, the grant-of-rights is irrelevant.
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Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
Suddenly, those other questions were irrelevant to Saul co-creator Peter Gould, who only cared about the survival and health of his leading man and friend, and who assumed the series would stop abruptly if Odenkirk died or simply couldn’t return.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2025
There is a release clause of around €55million (£46m) and Athletic will only sell if that gets activated, so the fact his contract ends in 2027 is irrelevant.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Whether she’s genuinely moved by the beauty of its design or simply looking for an excuse to blow up her own routine is irrelevant.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 23 Jan. 2025
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Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
Suddenly, those other questions were irrelevant to Saul co-creator Peter Gould, who only cared about the survival and health of his leading man and friend, and who assumed the series would stop abruptly if Odenkirk died or simply couldn’t return.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2025
There is a release clause of around €55million (£46m) and Athletic will only sell if that gets activated, so the fact his contract ends in 2027 is irrelevant.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Whether she’s genuinely moved by the beauty of its design or simply looking for an excuse to blow up her own routine is irrelevant.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Irrelevant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irrelevant. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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irrelevant
adjective
ir·rel·e·vant
(ˈ)ir-ˈ(r)el-ə-vənt
: not relevant : not applicable or pertinent
the evidence presented was judged irrelevant to the case
irrelevance
noun
-vən(t)s
or irrelevancy
-vən-sē
irrelevantly
adverb
Legal Definition
irrelevant
adjective
ir·rel·e·vant
ir-ˈre-lə-vənt
: not relevant : not applicable or pertinent
irrelevant allegations
irrelevant evidence
compare immaterial
irrelevantly
adverb
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