Adventitious

/ˌæd.vənˈtɪʃ.əs/

adjective

  1. From an external source; not innate or inherent, foreign.

  2. Accidental, additional, appearing casually.

  3. Not congenital; acquired.

Synonyms: accidental, spontaneous, sporadic, extrinsic, acquired

adventitious

Dictionary Entries

Import more dictionaries

Loading dictionaries...

Initializing dictionary manager

+