Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

off-topic

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.47 in modern English

Syllables: of-f--topic
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not related to the matter under discussion.

Example Sentences

"When someone asks an off-topic question […] they are usually quickly told to knock it off. You can't ask a question about modems in an echo devoted to local-area networks."

Etymology

From off- + topic.

Inflected Forms

more off-topic (comparative) most off-topic (superlative) offtopic (alternative) off topic (alternative)

Antonyms

on-topic

Questions

What does off-topic mean?: Not related to the matter under discussion.
Where does off-topic come from?: From off- + topic.

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