ad·sci·ti·tious ( d s -tsh  s)adj. Not inherent or essential; derived from something outside. [From Latin adsc  tus, past participle of adscscere, to adopt : ad-, ad- + scscere, to accept, inchoative of scre, to know; see skei- in Indo-European roots.] |
adscititious [ˌædsɪˈtɪʃəs]
adj
added or supplemental; additional
[from Latin adscītus admitted (from outside), from adscīscere to admit, from scīscere to seek to know, from scīre to know]
adscititiously adv
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| 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 |
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