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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ad•ven•ti•tious (ad′vən tish′əs),USA pronunciation adj. - associated with something by chance rather than as an integral part;
extrinsic. - Botany, Zoologyappearing in an abnormal or unusual position or place, as a root.
- Latin adventīcius literally, coming from without, external, equivalent. to ad- ad- + ven- (stem of venīre to come) + -t(us) past participle suffix + -īcius -itious
- 1595–1605
ad′ven•ti′tious•ly, adv. ad′ven•ti′tious•ness, n. |