adscititious

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ad′si tishəs)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ad•sci•ti•tious  (ad′si tishəs),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. added or derived from an external source;
    additional.
  • Latin a(d)scīt(us) derived, assumed, foreign (past participle of a(d)scīscī), equivalent. to ad- ad- + scī- (stem of scīre to know) + -tus past participle suffix + -itious
  • 1610–20
ad′sci•titious•ly, adv. 


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