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UNESSENTIAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Synonyms:
inessential; unessential
Classified under:
Similar:
accessorial (nonessential but helpful)
adscititious (supplemental; not part of the real or essential nature of a thing)
accidental; incidental; nonessential (not of prime or central importance)
Also:
dispensable (capable of being dispensed with or done without)
expendable (suitable to be expended)
unimportant (not important)
extrinsic (not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside)
unnecessary; unneeded (not necessary)
secondary (being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate)
Attribute:
essentiality; essentialness (basic importance)