ad|ven|ti|tious

ad|ven|ti|tious
ad|ven|ti|tious «AD vehn TIHSH uhs», adjective.
1. cong from outside; additional; accidental: »

The romantic life of the artist gives his painting an adventitious interest.

SYNONYM(S): casual, extrinsic.
2. Botany, Zoology. appearing out of the normal or usual place, such as roots on stems or buds on leaves, or hair where it does not ordinarily grow.
[< Latin adventīcius, ultimately < ad- to + venīre come]
ad´ven|ti´tious|ly, adverb.
ad´ven|ti´tious|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • ad´ven|ti´tious|ly — ad|ven|ti|tious «AD vehn TIHSH uhs», adjective. 1. cong from outside; additional; accidental: »The romantic life of the artist gives his painting an adventitious interest. SYNONYM(S): casual, extrinsic. 2. Botany, Zoology. appearing out of the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • ad´ven|ti´tious|ness — ad|ven|ti|tious «AD vehn TIHSH uhs», adjective. 1. cong from outside; additional; accidental: »The romantic life of the artist gives his painting an adventitious interest. SYNONYM(S): casual, extrinsic. 2. Botany, Zoology. appearing out of the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • tious — ab·sten·tious; ad·sci·ti·tious; ad·scrip·ti·tious; ad·ven·ti·tious; ad·ven·ti·tious·ly; ad·ven·ti·tious·ness; am·bi·tious; ap·pe·ti·tious; ar·ti·fac·ti·tious; as·ci·ti·tious; as·sump·tious; bump·tious; cap·tious; cap·tious·ly; car·nap·tious;… …   English syllables

  • adventitious — ad·ven·ti·tious …   English syllables

  • adventitiously — ad·ven·ti·tious·ly …   English syllables

  • ad — ad; ad·a·man·cy; ad·am and eve; ad·a·man·tane; ad·a·man·tine; ad·a·man·ti·no·ma; ad·a·man·to·blast; ad·a·man·to·blas·to·ma; ad·a·ma·wa east·ern; ad·a·mel·lite; ad·am·esque; ad·am·it·ic; ad·am·it·ism; ad·ams·ite; ad·anal; ad·an·so·nia; ad·a·pis;… …   English syllables

  • Adventitious — Coming from an external source or occurring in an unusual place or manner. Not inherent, inherited or innate but rather occurring accidentally or spontaneously. When a doctor or nurse auscults (listens to) the chest or abdomen, adventitious… …   Medical dictionary

  • Adventitious — Ad ven*ti tious, a. [L. adventitius.] 1. Added extrinsically; not essentially inherent; accidental or causal; additional; supervenient; foreign. [1913 Webster] To things of great dimensions, if we annex an adventitious idea of terror, they become …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Adventitiously — Adventitious Ad ven*ti tious, a. [L. adventitius.] 1. Added extrinsically; not essentially inherent; accidental or causal; additional; supervenient; foreign. [1913 Webster] To things of great dimensions, if we annex an adventitious idea of terror …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Adventitiousness — Adventitious Ad ven*ti tious, a. [L. adventitius.] 1. Added extrinsically; not essentially inherent; accidental or causal; additional; supervenient; foreign. [1913 Webster] To things of great dimensions, if we annex an adventitious idea of terror …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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