What does adventive mean?
Adventive means Accidental..
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/ədˈvɛntɪv/ · adjective
Accidental..
For Hvmane Knovvledge, Which Concernes the mind, it hath two parts, the one that enquireth of The Svbstance, Or Natvre Of The Sovle Or Mind; The other, that enquireth of the Facvlties Or Fvnctions Thereof: vnto the firſt of theſe, the conſiderations of the Originall of the ſoule, whether it be Natiue or aduentiue; and how farre it is exempted from Lawes of Matter; […]
Such interlopers are known as exotics, adventives, or aliens, all terms that may be considered synonymous with "nasty.
Use adventive when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Adventive means Accidental..
Common synonyms include foreign.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
For Hvmane Knovvledge, Which Concernes the mind, it hath two parts, the one that enquireth of The Svbstance, Or Natvre Of The Sovle Or Mind; The other, that enquireth of the Facvlties Or Fvnctions Thereof: vnto the firſt of theſe, the conſiderations of the Originall of the ſoule, whether it be Natiue or aduentiue; and how farre it is exempted from Lawes of Matter; […]
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