adscititious
/ædsəˈtɪʃəs/
adscititious adjective: derived or acquired from something extrinsic; not part of the real, inherent, or essential nature of a thing.
Adjective
adscititious (not comparable)
- Derived or acquired from something extrinsic; not part of the real, inherent, or essential nature of a thing.
- 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...1843, Thomas Carlyle, “XVII: The Beginnings”, in Past and Present, book 2
adscititious meaning in Tamil and Bengali
adscititious in Tamil
- மிகுதியான, உத்தேசிக்கபட்ட
adscititious in Bengali
- অতিরিক্ত, বাইরে থেকে সংযোজিত
Origin of adscititious
From Latin adscitus, from past participle of adscisco (“admit”).
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Questions about adscititious
- What does adscititious mean?
- Adscititious means derived or acquired from something extrinsic; not part of the real, inherent, or essential nature of a thing.
- What is adscititious in Tamil?
- Adscititious in Tamil is மிகுதியான, உத்தேசிக்கபட்ட. See Adscititious meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is adscititious?
- Adscititious is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce adscititious?
- Adscititious is pronounced /ædsəˈtɪʃəs/.
Words near adscititious in the dictionary
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