adventitious
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adjective \ˌad-(ˌ)ven-ˈti-shəs, -vən-\Definition of ADVENTITIOUS
1
: coming from another source and not inherent or innate <a Federal house without adventitious later additions>
2
: arising or occurring sporadically or in other than the usual location <adventitious roots>
— ad·ven·ti·tious·ly adverb
See Examples of ADVENTITIOUS
- <the point of view that art should be for art's sake and that moral considerations are adventitious to the study of art>
Origin of ADVENTITIOUS
Latin adventicius
First Known Use: 1603
Related to ADVENTITIOUS
- Synonyms
- accidental, extrinsic, alien, extraneous, external, foreign, supervenient
Rhymes with ADVENTITIOUS
ad·ven·ti·tious
adjective \-əs\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of ADVENTITIOUS
1
a : arising sporadically or in other than the usual location <an adventitious part in embryonic development> b : occurring spontaneously or accidentally in a country or region to which it is not native <an adventitious insect>
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3
: not congenital <adventitious deafness>
—ad·ven·ti·tious·ly adverb
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