adscititious
9.9
Added from outside and not part of the original thing
- adjective
- /ˌæd.sɪˈtɪʃ.əs/
- Formal
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adsciticio
- The committee agreed that the adscititious elements in the report were helpful but not essential.
Examples
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He added an adscititious chapter to his book that provided additional context for the main story.
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The adscititious decorations on the cake made it look beautiful, but they were not part of the original recipe.
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Well, maybe the closer to the island you are, the more adscititious the visions get.
Antonyms
How Supplemental
extraneous
17
7.5
17
7.5
adscititious
- Formal
supplemental
53
5.0
53
5.0
additional
914
1.0
914
1.0
incidental
26
6.0
26
6.0
original
∞
2.8
∞
2.8
Surface Forms
adscititious positive
Etymology
Adscititious comes from Latin and originally meant 'added from outside'. Its start, ad-, means 'to' or 'toward' and helps show the idea of adding something on. So, adscititious describes something extra or supplemental, not part of the original.