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Adscititious

//ædsəˈtɪʃəs// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Derived or acquired from something extrinsic; not part of the real, inherent, or essential nature of a thing. not-comparable

    "When 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!"

Adjective
  1. 1
    supplemental; not part of the real or essential nature of a thing wordnet
  2. 2
    added or derived from something outside; not inherent wordnet

Etymology

From Latin adscitus, from past participle of adscisco (“admit”).

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