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tangential
tan·gen·tial [ tan jénshəl ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. almost irrelevant: with only slight relevance to the current subject
2. of tangent: relating to or involving a tangent

tan·gen·tial·ly [ tan jénshəlee ] adverb
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