"off-topic" meaning in English

See off-topic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: En-au-off topic.ogg [Australia] Forms: more off-topic [comparative], most off-topic [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} off-topic (comparative more off-topic, superlative most off-topic)
  1. Not related to the matter under discussion. Synonyms: offtopic, off topic Translations (not related to the matter being discussed): mimo téma (Czech), asiaan kuulumaton (Finnish), epäasiallinen (Finnish), asiaton (Finnish), hors sujet (French), nie na temat (Polish), offtop [masculine] (Polish), не по те́ме (ne po téme) (Russian), оффто́п (offtóp) [slang] (Russian), mimo témy (Slovak), fuera de tema (Spanish), irrelevant (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-off-topic-en-adj-fsbboYN8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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