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beside the point - definition and meaning
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Definitions
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- adjective idiomatic
Irrelevant ,moot . - adverb idiomatic
Irrelevantly , off the topic.
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Words with the same meaning
- adrift
- amiss
- astray
- below the mark
- beside the mark
- beside the question
- bootlessly
- extraneous
- extrinsic
- far from it
- fruitlessly
- immaterial
- impertinent
- in vain
- inadmissible
- inapplicable
- inapposite
- inappropriate
- incidental
- inconsequent
- irrelative
- irrelevant
- nihil ad rem
- nonessential
- not at issue
- off the subject
- out-of-the-way
- parenthetical
- to no purpose
- unessential
- vainly
fbharjo commented on the word beside the point
parallel point?
May 24, 2012
bilby commented on the word beside the point
Pointer sisters.
May 24, 2012
fbharjo commented on the word beside the point
point out, point blanks?
May 25, 2012
bilby commented on the word beside the point
It's not impointant.
May 25, 2012