adventitious
adjective
associated with something by chance rather than as an integral part; extrinsic.
adventitiousness
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a word derived from
adventitious.
Example Sentences
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To the extent to which the similarities become general, the warmth of the connection which they effect will have an element of coolness, a feeling in it of the adventitiousness of this very connection.
From Introduction to the Science of Sociology by Robert Ezra Park
