nonessential

But on several occasions there have been mini-evacuations with non-essential embassy staff withdrawn.
U.S. Diplomats and Marines Close Embassy and Flee Libya Fighting|Jamie Dettmer|July 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Every main level also features three non-essential objectives, giving yet another reason to try and try and try again every time.
Gamer Life: I’m Addicted to ‘Peggle 2’|Alec Kubas-Meyer|December 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And it's time to privatize non-essential government services.
A Centrist Gets Fighting Mad|Mark McKinnon|October 13, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Moreover, about 400,000 women have shifted from non-essential occupations to men's work.
Harper's Pictorial Library of the World War, Volume XII|Various

It was possible to do this by refusing coal, copper, steel and freight cars to the non-essential industries.
Harper's Pictorial Library of the World War, Volume XII|Various
I felt that the thing did not interest me any more, one way or another, it was just a ridiculous non-essential—.
Man and Maid|Elinor Glyn
In debate he courteously granted all the forms and non-essential things to his opponent.
Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 (of 2)|William H. Herndon
It was not based upon the rights of man, but upon the rights of believers, who differed in non-essential points.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 3 (of 12)|Robert G. Ingersoll

British Dictionary definitions for nonessential

nonessential

/ (ˌnɒnɪˈsɛnʃəl) /

adjective

not essential; not necessary

biochem (of an amino acid in a particular organism) able to be synthesized from other substances

noun

a nonessential person or thing

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