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Antonyms for irrelevancy

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ih-rel-uh-vuh n-see
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈrɛl ə vən si


Definition of irrelevancy

  • noun digression
Example sentences :
  • The unexpectedness and irrelevancy of this for a moment startled Seth.
  • Extract from : « Trent's Trust and Other Stories » by Bret Harte
  • At this point McGeorge was lost in the irrelevancy of Lizzie's mind.
  • Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1919 » by Various
  • "Yes," she answered, surprised at the irrelevancy of the question.
  • Extract from : « The Music Master » by Charles Klein
  • The temptation to diffuseness and irrelevancy is as embarrassing and dangerous.
  • Extract from : « Sir Walter Ralegh » by William Stebbing
  • Pardon my irrelevancy, but the remembrance of a recent adventure of mine was too strong.
  • Extract from : « The Puppet Crown » by Harold MacGrath
  • The suddenness of the question, its irrelevancy, made Mary-Clare start.
  • Extract from : « At the Crossroads » by Harriet T. Comstock
  • The irrelevancy of the question only added to its staggering effect.
  • Extract from : « At the Crossroads » by Harriet T. Comstock
  • Of what she did not say, but irrelevancy did not seem to matter.
  • Extract from : « The Strand Magazine, Volume XXVII, Issue 160, April, 1904 » by Various
  • "Windiness" and irrelevancy are the twin evils of conversations in fiction.
  • Extract from : « How to Write a Novel » by Anonymous
  • The irrelevancy of the question was in keeping with the odd horror of the dream.
  • Extract from : « The Inner Shrine » by Basil King

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