adscititious

1. 1.

   added or derived from something outside; not inherent

   “an adscititious habit rather than an inherent taste”

   Similarextrinsic
2. 2.

   supplemental; not part of the real or essential nature of a thing

   “adscititious vowels”

   Similarinessential

Questions about adscititious

What does adscititious mean?

adscititious means "added or derived from something outside; not inherent". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in adscititious?

adscititious has 5 syllables: ad-sci-ti-ti-ous. The stress falls on "ti".

Is adscititious a common word?

adscititious is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.