Adscititious
added or derived from an external source; additional.
historical examples
adscit-tious, ad-sit-ish′us, adj. added or -ssumed: additional.
chambers’s twentieth century dictionary (part 1 of 4: a-d) various
apropos of this ‘supererogatory and adscit-tious’ prohibition.
the knickerbocker, vol. 10, no. 6, december 1837 various
all notice, and some enjoy, this adscit-tious literary overtone.
since czanne clive bell
we rob them of their amusing but adscit-tious qualities; we make them utterly uninteresting to precisely 99.99 per cent.
since czanne clive bell
adjective
added or supplemental; additional
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