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
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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
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'true' irrelatively, whereas the pragmatist always means 'true for him who experiences the workings.'
Meaning of Truth William James 1876
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