adventitious
associated with something by chance rather than as an integral part; extrinsic.
Botany, Zoology. appearing in an abnormal or unusual position or place, as a root.
Origin of adventitious
1Other words from adventitious
- ad·ven·ti·tious·ly, adverb
- ad·ven·ti·tious·ness, noun
- non·ad·ven·ti·tious, adjective
- non·ad·ven·ti·tious·ly, adverb
- non·ad·ven·ti·tious·ness, noun
Words Nearby adventitious
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How to use adventitious in a sentence
The thought of these things is adventitious, changeable, and does not apply to permanent objects.
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 3 | Plotinos (Plotinus)In all of these cases, the movement of displacement is identical, and presents only adventitious differences.
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 3 | Plotinos (Plotinus)He wants all these adventitious excitements, but he has that within which is a greater excitement than all these.
Rookwood | William Harrison AinsworthAnd yet it is but an adventitious honour, which will soon fade, if it be not sustained by personal character and real excellence.
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I | Francis Augustus CoxHe was more so than Columbus, and rendered the adventitious career of the Genoese possible.
British Dictionary definitions for adventitious
/ (ˌædvɛnˈtɪʃəs) /
added or appearing accidentally or unexpectedly
(of a plant or animal part) developing in an abnormal position, as a root that grows from a stem
Origin of adventitious
1Derived forms of adventitious
- adventitiously, adverb
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