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ad·sci·ti·tious A0099600 (ăd′sĭ-tĭsh′əs)adj. Not inherent or essential; derived from something outside.
[From Latin adscītus, past participle of adscīscere, to adopt : ad-, ad- + scīscere, to accept, inchoative of scīre, to know; see skei- in Indo-European roots.]adscititious (ˌædsɪˈtɪʃəs) adjadded or supplemental; additional[C17: from Latin adscītus admitted (from outside), from adscīscere to admit, from scīscere to seek to know, from scīre to know] ˌadsciˈtitiously advad•sci•ti•tious (ˌæd sɪˈtɪʃ əs)
adj. added or derived from an external source; additional. [1610–20; < Latin a(d)scīt(us) derived, assumed + -itious] ad`sci•ti′tious•ly, adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | adscititious - added or derived from something outside; not inherent; "an adscititious habit rather than an inherent taste"extrinsic - not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside; "extrinsic evidence"; "an extrinsic feature of the new building"; "that style is something extrinsic to the subject"; "looking for extrinsic aid" | | 2. | adscititious - supplemental; not part of the real or essential nature of a thing; "adscititious vowels"inessential, unessential - not basic or fundamental |
adscititiousadjectiveNot part of the real or essential nature of a thing:adventitious, incidental, supervenient.adscititiousenUK
Related to adscititious: adumbrate, absquatulate, canorous, comminatorySynonyms for adscititiousadj not part of the real or essential nature of a thingSynonyms- adventitious
- incidental
- supervenient
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