Adscititious
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ædsəˈtɪʃəs/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Adscititious is an adjective meaning Derived or acquired from something extrinsic; not part of the real, inherent, or essential nature of a thing.
Meaning
Derived or acquired from something extrinsic; not part of the real, inherent, or essential nature of a thing.
Example Sentences
When the poor man’s integuments, no longer nourished from within, become dead skin, mere adscititious leather and callosity, wearing thicker and thicker, uglier and uglier;[…]— yes then, you may say, his usefulness once more is quite obstructed;[…]it is time that he take to bed, and prepare for departure, which cannot now be distant!
Synonyms for adscititious
Depending on context, synonyms include extrinsic, added.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include extrinsic, added, adventitious, acquisititious, allogenic, exterraneous.
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