inessential
adjective
in·es·sen·tial
ˌi-nə-ˈsen(t)-shəl 
1
: not essential : unessential
2
: having no essence
inessential
noun
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Examples of inessential in a Sentence
he writes very spare prose, with nary an inessential word to be found
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The season ended, the credits rolled, and I was tossed into the abyss of inessential programming.
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Evan Waite, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024
The new character forces viewers to make sense of a convoluted, ultimately inessential timeline of the reporting process; her point of entry into Lina’s life is especially confusing.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 3 Sep. 2024
The commentary was no less inessential with the addition of Jimmy Fallon, who also has a show on NBC.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2024
Running a taxing three hours, this first part of a quartet of films is littered with inessential scenes and characters that go nowhere, taking far too long to connect its messy plot threads.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 May 2024
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Evan Waite, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024
The new character forces viewers to make sense of a convoluted, ultimately inessential timeline of the reporting process; her point of entry into Lina’s life is especially confusing.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 3 Sep. 2024
The commentary was no less inessential with the addition of Jimmy Fallon, who also has a show on NBC.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2024
Running a taxing three hours, this first part of a quartet of films is littered with inessential scenes and characters that go nowhere, taking far too long to connect its messy plot threads.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 May 2024
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“Inessential.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inessential. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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