Adscititious
Pronunciation
- IPA: /adsəˈtɪʃəs/
- Rhymes: -ɪʃəs
Origin
From Latin adscitus, from past participle of adscisco ("admit").
Full definition of adscititious
Adjective
adscititious
- derived or acquired from something extrinsic; not part of the real, inherent, or essential nature of a thing
- 1843, Thomas_Carlyle, , book 2, ch. XVII, The BeginningsWhen 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!