adscititious
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Adjective (2)
- added or derived from something outside; not inherent“an adscititious habit rather than an inherent taste”Opposite intrinsicSimilar extrinsic
- supplemental; not part of the real or essential nature of a thing“adscititious vowels”Opposite essentialSimilar inessential, unessential
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Ad′sci·ti′tious (…), adjective
Origin: L. adscitus, p. p. of adsciscere, asciscere, to take knowingly; ad + sciscere to seek to know, approve, scire to know.
Supplemental; additional; adventitious; ascititious. “Adscititious evidence.” Sir John Bowring — Ad′wb-a2′>′sci·ti′wb-a1′>′tious·ly, adverb
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54