ADSCITITIOUS

adscititious

(adjective) supplemental; not part of the real or essential nature of a thing; “adscititious vowels”

adscititious

(adjective) added or derived from something outside; not inherent; “an adscititious habit rather than an inherent taste”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

adscititious (comparative more adscititious, superlative most adscititious)

Derived or acquired from something extrinsic; not part of the real, inherent, or essential nature of a thing.

• See also extrinsic

Source: Wiktionary

Ad`sci*ti"tious, a. Etym: [L. adscitus, p. p. of adsciscere, asciscere, to take knowingly; ad + sciscere to seek to know, approve, scire to know.]

Definition: Supplemental; additional; adventitious; ascititious. "Adscititious evidence." Bowring.

– Ad`sci*ti"tious*ly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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17 June 2025

(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”

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