ADVENTITIOUSLY

Etymology

Adverb

adventitiously (comparative more adventitiously, superlative most adventitiously)

in an adventitious manner; sporadically.

Source: Wiktionary

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ADVENTITIOUS

Ad`ven*ti"tious, a. Etym: [L. adventitius.]

1. Added extrinsically; not essentially inherent; accidental or causal; additional; supervenient; foreign. To things of great dimensions, if we annex an adventitious idea of terror, they become without comparison greater. Burke.

2. (Nat. Hist.)

Definition: Out of the proper or usual place; as, adventitious buds or roots.

3. (Bot.)

Definition: Accidentally or sparingly spontaneous in a country or district; not fully naturalized; adventive; -- applied to foreign plants.

4. (Med.)

Definition: Acquired, as diseases; accidental.

– Ad`ven*ti"tious*ly, adv.

– Ad`ven*ti"tious*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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