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extraneously

extraneously adverb: in an extraneous manner.

Adverb

extraneously (comparative more extraneously, superlative most extraneously)

  1. In an extraneous manner.

Forms of extraneously

comparativemore extraneously
superlativemost extraneously

Origin of extraneously

From extraneous + -ly.

Questions about extraneously

What does extraneously mean?
Extraneously means in an extraneous manner.
What part of speech is extraneously?
Extraneously is an adverb.

Words near extraneously in the dictionary

  1. extraneities
  2. extraneity
  3. extraneous
  4. extraneous variable
  5. extraneous variables
  6. extraneously
  7. extraneousness
  8. extraness
  9. extranet
  10. extranets
  11. extraneural

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