irrelevantadj.

/ɪˈrɛlɪvənt/

Etymology: < ir- prefix² + relevant adj.: compare Old French irrelevant legally inadmissible, not helping to an issue.

Not relevant or pertinent to the case; not to the purpose; that does not apply: said originally of evidence or arguments. fallacy of the irrelevant conclusion: = ignoratio elenchi n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > relevance or pertinence > [adjective] > irrelevant

foreigna1393

unpertinentc1400

impertinentc1450

peregrine1532

far-fet1533

exorbitant1534

unrelevant1558

stravagant1565

fremd1581

unappliable1588

misapplied1596

immaterial1598

far-fetched1607

misdevoted1623

unappertaining1645

irrelativea1657

inapposite1661

unconcerned1683

scandalous1750

uncentral1782

irrelevant1786

tangent1787

inappertinent1814

unappropriate1818

tangential1867

1786 E. Burke Articles of Charge against W. Hastings in Wks. XI. 455 All or most of which [depositions] were of an irregular and irrelevant nature, and not fit or decent to be taken by a British magistrate.

1789 W. Belsham Ess. II. xl. 505 They are manifestly irrevalent, and totally foreign to the..argument.

1799 J. West Tale of Times I. 152 The above observation..is..irrelevant to the case before us.

1823 C. Lamb in London Mag. May 533/1 A Poor Relation is—the most irrelevant thing in nature.

1838 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece (new ed.) IV. xxxii. 239 He enters into a history of his early life, which..is wholly irrelevant to the proper question.

1877 E. R. Conder Basis of Faith ii. 79 No accumulation of facts can establish an irrelevant conclusion.

1883 Law Rep.: Queen's Bench Div. 11 595 The words complained of..were irrelevant to the proceedings before the police court.

Derivatives

iˈrrelevantly adv. in an irrelevant manner, not to the purpose.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > relevance or pertinence > [adverb] > irrelevantly

impertinentlyc1449

unhanginglyc1449

unpertinentlyc1449

vagrantly1547

unconsequently1565

inappositelya1652

unappositely1680

inconsequentially1754

irrelevantly1818

inconsequently1864

out1989

1818 in H. J. Todd Johnson's Dict. Eng. Lang.

1821 C. Lamb in London Mag. Apr. 362/1 It will come in most irrelevantly and impertinently seasonable to the time of day.

1894 Chicago Advance 18 Jan. ‘I suppose Mr. Morrison has returned’, she remarked, rather irrelevantly, as it seemed to Maud.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	irrelevant
释义	irrelevantadj. /ɪˈrɛlɪvənt/ Etymology: < ir- prefix² + relevant adj.: compare Old French irrelevant legally inadmissible, not helping to an issue. Not relevant or pertinent to the case; not to the purpose; that does not apply: said originally of evidence or arguments. fallacy of the irrelevant conclusion: = ignoratio elenchi n. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > relevance or pertinence > [adjective] > irrelevant foreigna1393 unpertinentc1400 impertinentc1450 peregrine1532 far-fet1533 exorbitant1534 unrelevant1558 stravagant1565 fremd1581 unappliable1588 misapplied1596 immaterial1598 far-fetched1607 misdevoted1623 unappertaining1645 irrelativea1657 inapposite1661 unconcerned1683 scandalous1750 uncentral1782 irrelevant1786 tangent1787 inappertinent1814 unappropriate1818 tangential1867 1786 E. Burke Articles of Charge against W. Hastings in Wks. XI. 455 All or most of which [depositions] were of an irregular and irrelevant nature, and not fit or decent to be taken by a British magistrate. 1789 W. Belsham Ess. II. xl. 505 They are manifestly irrevalent, and totally foreign to the..argument. 1799 J. West Tale of Times I. 152 The above observation..is..irrelevant to the case before us. 1823 C. Lamb in London Mag. May 533/1 A Poor Relation is—the most irrelevant thing in nature. 1838 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece (new ed.) IV. xxxii. 239 He enters into a history of his early life, which..is wholly irrelevant to the proper question. 1877 E. R. Conder Basis of Faith ii. 79 No accumulation of facts can establish an irrelevant conclusion. 1883 Law Rep.: Queen's Bench Div. 11 595 The words complained of..were irrelevant to the proceedings before the police court. Derivatives iˈrrelevantly adv. in an irrelevant manner, not to the purpose. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > relevance or pertinence > [adverb] > irrelevantly impertinentlyc1449 unhanginglyc1449 unpertinentlyc1449 vagrantly1547 unconsequently1565 inappositelya1652 unappositely1680 inconsequentially1754 irrelevantly1818 inconsequently1864 out1989 1818 in H. J. Todd Johnson's Dict. Eng. Lang. 1821 C. Lamb in London Mag. Apr. 362/1 It will come in most irrelevantly and impertinently seasonable to the time of day. 1894 Chicago Advance 18 Jan. ‘I suppose Mr. Morrison has returned’, she remarked, rather irrelevantly, as it seemed to Maud. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1786
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