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adventitious

adjective

ad·​ven·​ti·​tious ˌad-(ˌ)ven-ˈti-shəs How to pronounce adventitious (audio)
-vən-
1
: coming from another source and not inherent or innate
a Federal house without adventitious later additions
adventitious influences
2
: arising or occurring sporadically or in other than the usual location
adventitious roots
adventitiously adverb

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Adventitious comes from Latin adventīcius, meaning "coming from outside," which, in turn, is from advenīre, "to arrive." The verb is the source of other English words, including advent, adventure, and avenue.

Synonyms

Example Sentences

the point of view that art should be for art's sake and that moral considerations are adventitious to the study of art
Recent Examples on the Web Plant Deep — Really Deep Tomatoes have the ability to produce roots off their stems, known as adventitious roots. Margaret Roach, New York Times, 12 May 2020 This can also occur when trees are planted too deep, as adventitious (growing sideways from the stem) roots grow against the stem and squeeze the sapwood. Rebecca Jepsen, The Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2019

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Latin adventīcius "coming from outside, external, foreign," from adventus, past participle of advenīre "to arrive, approach" + -īcius -itious — more at advent

First Known Use

1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of adventitious was in 1603

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