Adscititious

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Adscititious \Ad`sci*ti"tious\, a. [L. adscitus, p. p. of
     adsciscere, asciscere, to take knowingly; ad + sciscere to
     seek to know, approve, scire to know.]
     Supplemental; additional; adventitious; ascititious.
     "Adscititious evidence." --Bowring. -- {Ad`sci*ti"tious*ly},
     adv.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  adscititious
       adj 1: added or derived from something outside; not inherent; "an
              adscititious habit rather than an inherent taste"
       2: added to supplement; "adscititious remarks"