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extrinsic

adjective as in coming from outside; external

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He called them “extrinsic statements—many of which were made before the President took the oath of office.”

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Prosecutors argue that Shafer is using “incorrect, extrinsic facts and legal conclusions … to somehow suggest that he was or may have been a lawful presidential elector at the time of the charged conduct.”

They may simply be motivated to make you stop pestering them — in other words, their motivation is extrinsic, which tends not to last.

An extrinsic orientation means doing things in the hope or expectation of other rewards, such as status, money and recognition.

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For many musicians, the motivation to perform is intrinsic rather than extrinsic.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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