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extraneous

/ekˈstɹæɪ.ni.əs/
adjective
  1. Not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing; without or beyond a thing; foreign

    "Extraneous substances were found on my cup of water."

  2. Not essential or intrinsic

Synonymsadditional, alien, foreign, intrusive, extra, superfluous

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