Adventitious

[,ædv(ə)n'tɪʃəs] or [,ædvɛn'tɪʃəs]

Definition

(adj.) associated by chance and not an integral part; 'poetry is something to which words are the accidental, not by any means the essential form'- Frederick W. Robertson; 'they had to decide whether his misconduct was adventitious or the result of a flaw in his character' .

Checker: Prudence--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) Added extrinsically; not essentially inherent; accidental or causal; additional; supervenient; foreign.

(a.) Out of the proper or usual place; as, adventitious buds or roots.

(a.) Accidentally or sparingly spontaneous in a country or district; not fully naturalized; adventive; -- applied to foreign plants.

(a.) Acquired, as diseases; accidental.

Editor: Mamie

Synonyms and Synonymous

a. Accidental, incidental, extrinsic, extraneous, foreign, non-essential.

Inputed by Hannibal

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Extrinsic, redundant, superfluous, adscititious_irregular, casual, imported

ANT:Regular, proper, pertinent, essential, appropriate, necessary, Intrinsic

Checker: Ronnie

Definition

adj. accidental: additional: foreign: appearing casually.—adv. Adventi′tiously.—adj. Advent′ive (Bacon) adventitious.—n. a thing or person coming from without.

Checker: Nona