Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In an adscititious manner.
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- adverb In an
adscititious way.
Etymologies
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adscititious + -ly
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Examples
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Mrs. Carlyle's writings whatever was of most literary merit or popular interest; but they are still intrinsically worthy of publication, for even her "notekins," as her husband called them, contain pungent particles and happy turns of expression, while adscititiously they deserve attention, because they clear up/[Page vi]/some obscure points in a complicated controversy and help towards a just judgment of two prominent figures in our English Pantheon.
hernesheir commented on the word adscititiously
And ititi in the middle of it all.
December 27, 2012
fbharjo commented on the word adscititiously
With inscribed t's crossing with chiseled dots of i's
December 27, 2012