inessential
[in-i-sen-shuh l]
adjective
not essential; not necessary; nonessential.
without essence; insubstantial.
noun
that which is not essential.
Origin of inessential
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wanton, surplus, accidental, needless, unessential, chance, prodigal, undesirable, excess, nonessential, additional, avoidable, casual, dispensable, exorbitant, expendable, extraneous, extrinsic, fortuitous, futileExamples from the Web for inessential
Historical Examples of inessential
It is inessential here to recount the details of these movements.
Four Years in Rebel CapitalsT. C. DeLeon
None are inessential, however slight; and none are independent, however forcible.
The Crown of Wild OliveJohn Ruskin
It was not for Louie to spoil the sport by pointing out the inessential omission.
The Story of LouieOliver Onions
You've been a good father in every inessential way, but no father at all in all that goes to make us men.
The Sins of the ChildrenCosmo Hamilton
Of course the "subliminal" theory is an inessential hypothesis, and the question of pluralism or monism is equally inessential.
The Letters of William James, Vol. IIWilliam James
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