immaterially
- adverb
- /ˌɪməˈtɪəriəli/
- His comments were immaterially related to the main topic of discussion.
Examples
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The team's performance in the last match was immaterially affected by the poor weather.
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She decided that the criticism was immaterially relevant to her overall confidence.
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Another message passed immaterially.
Fiction book (2000)
Synonyms
In a way not connected to the main subject
In a way that is not important and has no effect
In a way that is not important and not easily noticed
In a way that is so small it does not matter
In a way that does not matter much
In a way not connected to the main topic
In a weak and unimportant way that gives little real support
In a way that shows no real or meaningful difference
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
immaterially = immaterial (transparent) = im + material + ly
Formed by adding '-ly' to 'immaterial' (im- + material); the meaning 'not important' directly follows from 'material' = important/relevant.
Etymology
Immaterially comes from the parts in- ('not') and material ('matter' or 'what matters'), the same material you know in English. So when something matters immaterially, it happens in a way that 'does not matter' or is not important.