adscititious
added or derived from an external source; additional.
Origin of adscititious
1Other words from adscititious
- ad·sci·ti·tious·ly, adverb
Words Nearby adscititious
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How to use adscititious in a sentence
We rob them of their amusing but adscititious qualities; we make them utterly uninteresting to precisely 99.99 per cent.
Since Czanne | Clive BellApropos of this 'supererogatory and adscititious' prohibition.
adscititious, ad-sit-ish′us, adj. added or assumed: additional.
These were significant appendages, to be sure; not altogether adscititious.
The Book of Khalid | Ameen RihaniAll notice, and some enjoy, this adscititious literary overtone.
Since Czanne | Clive Bell
British Dictionary definitions for adscititious
/ (ˌædsɪˈtɪʃəs) /
added or supplemental; additional
Origin of adscititious
1Derived forms of adscititious
- adscititiously, adverb
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