adscititious

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The girls ticked off aquarellist, staphylococcic, gracilescent, adscititious, eupraxia, argillaceous, autochthan and umbelliferous.

From Time Magazine Archive

All notice, and some enjoy, this adscititious literary overtone.

From Since Cézanne by Bell, Clive

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 Johnson, Samuel

The loss of this adscititious adminicle would make the sage's impeccable, but lugubrious bosom vibrate with the horrors of dilution and dereliction.

From Deformities of Samuel Johnson, Selected from his Works by Anonymous

These were significant appendages, to be sure; not altogether adscititious.

From The Book of Khalid by Rihani, Ameen Fares