Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In an irrelative manner; without relation; unconnectedly.

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  • adjective In an irrelative manner.

Etymologies

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irrelative +‎ -ly

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Examples

  • Then irrelatively he added, "Those two out at that gate -- this is a matter of life and death with them;" and when I would have qualified the declaration, he broke in upon me -- "Right, Dick, you're right, it _is_ worse; it's a choice between true life and death-in-life; whether they'll make life's long march in sunshine together or in darkness apart."

    The Cavalier George Washington Cable 1884

  • 'true' irrelatively, whereas the pragmatist always means 'true for him who experiences the workings.'

    Meaning of Truth William James 1876

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