Extraneous
Extraneous adjective - Not having anything to do with the matter at hand.
Usage example: the professor would have covered all of the course material if she had refrained from her extraneous remarks on just about everything
Material
Material adjective - Having to do with the matter at hand.
Usage example: that information, while fascinating, is not material to our discussion
Extraneous is an antonym for material.
Both words in one sentence
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While much of the rest of the material is more or less extraneous, a considerable amount of plot and character development takes place in the OAV and the Dramatic Precious CD dramas.
Source: Anime / Weiß Kreuz - Later versions, updated to reflect how times have changed since, are longer still; one performed shortly after Richard Nixon's death is about twenty-six and a half minutes long, though not all of the added material is completely extraneous.
Source: Shaggy Dog Story / Music -
Many scenes and dialogue were reused, while the more extraneous material (such as the leprechauns) omitted.
Source: Western Animation / X-Men
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