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Tkacka15 Posted 8 years ago
Vocabulary

Moot

"However, courts in California and New York have issued temporary injunctions forcing the administration to restart the program, which could render Trump’s deadline moot." (The Washington Post.)

Is "moot" an adjective meaning "irrelevant" in the sentence above?

  

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tkacka15 Is "moot" an adjective meaning "irrelevant" in the sentence above? Yes. You could also say "no longer important".

  • tkacka15 Is "moot" an adjective meaning "irrelevant" in the sentence above?
  • Yes.
  • You could also say "no longer important".
  • Other words similar in meaning are debatable, disputable, irrelevant, pointless, immaterial, dubious, and questionable .
  • CJ
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tkacka15Is "moot" an adjective meaning "irrelevant" in the sentence above?

Yes. You could also say "no longer important".

Other words similar in meaning are debatable, disputable, irrelevant, pointless, immaterial, dubious, and questionable.

CJ

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