adscititious
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adscititious
- /ædsəˈtɪʃəs/
Rhymes with -ɪʃəs
Where it comes from
From Latin adscitus, from past participle of adscisco (“admit”).
adjective
- Derived or acquired from something extrinsic; not part of the real, inherent, or essential nature of a thing. 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 depa
Talk about this word "adscititious." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/adscititious. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. adscititious. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/adscititious "adscititious." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/adscititious.Cite this
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title = {adscititious},
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