adscititious
Example Sentences
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The girls ticked off aquarellist, staphylococcic, gracilescent, adscititious, eupraxia, argillaceous, autochthan and umbelliferous.
From Time Magazine Archive
Those who were not satisfied with the dead-body theory contented themselves, like Dr. More, with that of "adscititious particles," which has, to be sure, a more metaphysical and scholastic flavor about it.
From Among My Books First Series by James Russell Lowell
Now, the parenthesis, "as shown by the conformity, etc.," is an adscititious member of an Epicheirema, which may be stated, as a Prosyllogism, thus: If an instance, etc.
From Logic Deductive and Inductive by Carveth Read
He that shall solicit the favour of his patron by praising him for qualities which he can find in himself, will be defeated by the more daring panegyrist who enriches him with adscititious excellence.
From The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 03 The Rambler, Volume II by Samuel Johnson
All notice, and some enjoy, this adscititious literary overtone.
From Since Cézanne by Clive Bell
