extraneous

extraneous(
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An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. superfluo
There's a lot of extraneous material in the article that can be eliminated.Hay mucho material superfluo en el artículo que puede ser omitido.
a. ajeno
Theres's some extraneous noise on the recording that makes it hard to understand.Hay un ruido ajeno en la grabación que la hace difícil de entender.
b. externo
We can't let extraneous criticism cloud our judgement.No podemos dejar que las críticas externas nublen nuestro juicio.
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