English adjective: extrinsic | |||
1. | extrinsic not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside | ||
Samples | Extrinsic evidence. An extrinsic feature of the new building. That style is something extrinsic to the subject. Looking for extrinsic aid. | ||
Similar | adscititious, adventitious, alien, external, extraneous, extraneous, foreign, outside | ||
See also | inessential, unessential | ||
Antonyms | intrinsic, intrinsical | ||