[ad-ven-TISH-uhs]
adjective
Added extrinsically; not essentially inherent.
The “69” at the end of his screen name was adventitious, and not related to his birthday.
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Modern Language Association (MLA Style)
Adventitious. The Effin Word, The Effin Word, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/adventitious. Accessed 9 May 2025.
The Chicago Manual of Style (Chicago Style)
The Effin Word, s.v. adventitious, accessed May 9, 2025, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/adventitious.
American Psychological Association (APA Style)
The Effin Word. (n.d.). Adventitious. In The Effin Word. Retrieved May 9, 2025, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/adventitious