almost immaterial
Frequency: 6.56.1 per million words
Indicates that something is very close to being irrelevant.
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- The cost of the extra hour was almost immaterial compared to the benefit.
- Whether he arrived five minutes early or late was almost immaterial to the overall schedule.
- For experienced hikers, the slight change in weather was almost immaterial.
- After winning the lottery, the small debt became almost immaterial.
- Her personal preferences were almost immaterial to the team's final decision.
- The exact shade of blue was almost immaterial as long as it wasn't red.
- In the grand scheme of things, such minor details are almost immaterial.
- The professor explained that the specific formula used was almost immaterial if the logic was sound.
- To the starving man, the presentation of the food was almost immaterial.
- The criticism, coming from an uninformed source, was almost immaterial to her reputation.