Synonyms

adscititious

American

[ad-si-tish-uhs] / ˌæd sɪˈtɪʃ əs /

adjective

added or derived from an external source; additional.

adscititious British

/ ˌædsɪˈtɪʃəs /

adjective

added or supplemental; additional

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Other Word Forms

adscititiously adverb

Etymology

Origin of adscititious

1610–20; < Latin a ( d ) scīt ( us ) derived, assumed, foreign (past participle of a ( d ) scīscī ), equivalent to ad- ad- + scī- (stem of scīre to know) + -tus past participle suffix + -itious

Example Sentences

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The loss of this adscititious adminicle would make the sage's impeccable, but lugubrious bosom vibrate with the horrors of dilution and dereliction.

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These were significant appendages, to be sure; not altogether adscititious.

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The Epicheirema is called Single or Double, says Hamilton, according as an "adscititious proposition" attaches to one or both of the premises.

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All notice, and some enjoy, this adscititious literary overtone.

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He that shall solicit the favour of his patron by praising him for qualities which he can find in himself, will be defeated by the more daring panegyrist who enriches him with adscititious excellence.

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