adventitious
adjective
associated with something by chance rather than as an integral part; extrinsic.
adventitiously
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a word derived from
adventitious.
Example Sentences
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The percentages rise when one parent is adventitiously deaf, and the other congenitally: 8.1 and 6.5.
From The Deaf Their Position in Society and the Provision for Their Education in the United States by Best, Harry
Are they any the worse that they stand, whether adventitiously or not, at a point which we are endeavouring to reach?
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 by Various
Besides, things of this kind are only delivered adventitiously in the Platonic dialogues; as the fable in the Protagoras, which is inserted for the sake of the political science, and the demonstrations respecting it.
From Introduction to the Philosophy and Writings of Plato by Taylor, Thomas
How painful the condition of Poverty, contrasted with that of Wealth; yet how closely are they allied, and how adventitiously separated!
From A Morning's Walk from London to Kew by Phillips, Richard
But one day all this admirable monotony came to an end quite adventitiously, and events came treading on each other’s heels.
From Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 by Various
