adscititious

(ăd'sĭ-tĭsh'əs)
adj.
Not inherent or essential; derived from something outside.

[From Latin adscītus, past participle of adscīscere, to adopt : ad-, ad- + scīscere, to accept, inchoative of scīre, to know.]

(ad-si-TISH-uhs)

adjective
Derived from outside; external; additional.

Etymology
From Latin adscitus, past participle of adsciscere (to admit or adopt), from ad- (toward) + sciscere (to seek to know), from scire (to know). Ultimately from the Indo-European root skei- (to cut or split) that also gave us schism, ski, and shin

Usage
"[Dr. Kozak] stands in the middle of the adscititious atmosphere and soaks in the effect." — Joel Wedel; Siphonophora; iUniverse; 2006.

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adjective

Not part of the real or essential nature of a thing: adventitious, incidental, supervenient. See surface/depth.

/AD si tish' us/  not inherent or essential; derived from something extrinsic

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: added or derived from something outside; not inherent

Meaning #2: added to supplement

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