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irrelative

[ ih-rel-uh-tiv ]
/ ɪˈrɛl ə tɪv /
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adjective

not relative; without relation (usually followed by to).
not pertinent; irrelevant.

Words related to irrelative

unconnected, irrelevant, extraneous, inappropriate, unimportant, trivial, meaningless, inconsequential, foreign, garbage, immaterial, impertinent, inapt, inconsistent, remote, unsuitable, unsuited, inapposite, dissimilar, inapplicable

Words nearby irrelative

irregular flower, irregular galaxy, irregular variable, irregular verb, irregularity, irrelative, irrelevance, irrelevancy, irrelevant, irrelievable, irreligion

Origin of irrelative

First recorded in 1630–40; ir-2 + relative

OTHER WORDS FROM irrelative

ir·rel·a·tive·ly, adverbir·rel·a·tive·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for irrelative

irrelative
/ (ɪˈrɛlətɪv) /

adjective

unrelated
a rare word for irrelevant

Derived forms of irrelative

irrelatively, adverbirrelativeness, noun
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