Adventitious means coming from an external source, happening by chance, or appearing in an abnormal location, ultimately deriving from Latin roots for 'to arrive.'
Adventitious means coming from outside, not inherent or native, or happening by chance. It can also describe something appearing in an unusual or abnormal place. The word originates from Latin roots meaning 'to arrive.'
| Back | adventious /ad-VEN-shuhs/ |
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| Front | adjective 1. Coming from outside: not inherent or native. 2. Happening by chance. 3. Appearing in an unusual or abnormal place. [A variant spelling of adventitious, from Latin adventicius (coming from without), from advenire (to arrive), from ad- (toward) + venire (to come). Earliest documented use: 1633.] “For the Greenies, the arrival of Musketaquid was almost adventious; they had never known Allston Brighton to have a visitor.” - Randy Steinberg; Concord; AuthorHouse; 2001. |
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