Meanings
comparative more irrelevantly · superlative most irrelevantly
- In an irrelevant manner.
“Not yet,” replied Jane, and then, quite irrelevantly, “I wish England were a million miles from here.”
1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 1111 more example
'Our population would be the same, and our world would still have been dying of its own waste heat!' Irrelevantly, Teela said, 'I wish we could see out.'
1970, Larry Niven, Ringworld, page 61
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbin an irrelevant manner
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Finnish epäolennaisesti, merkityksettömästi
- epäolennaisestiin an irrelevant manner
- merkityksettömästiin an irrelevant manner
Italian irrilevantemente
- irrilevantementein an irrelevant manner
Polish bezsensownie, od rzeczy
- bezsensowniein an irrelevant manner
- od rzeczyin an irrelevant manner
Portuguese irrelevantemente
- irrelevantementein an irrelevant manner
Spanish irrelevantemente
- irrelevantementein an irrelevant manner
Cite this entry
irrelevantly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irrelevantly
“irrelevantly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irrelevantly. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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