Adventitious

Pronunciation: /æd.vɛnˈtɪʃ.əs/

Definitions of adventitious

adjective not inherent or essential; acquired or occurring by chance

Example Sentences

A1 The adventitious plant grew in the corner of the garden.

A2 She found an adventitious opportunity to showcase her talent.

B1 The adventitious meeting led to a collaboration between the two companies.

B2 The adventitious discovery of a rare artifact excited the archaeologists.

C1 His adventitious wealth did not bring him happiness.

C2 The adventitious nature of their relationship made it difficult to define.

Examples of adventitious in a Sentence

formal The adventitious roots of the plant help it absorb nutrients from the surrounding soil.

informal The plant's adventitious roots are pretty cool - they grow above ground!

slang I heard that the tree has some crazy adventitious roots going on.

figurative His success was adventitious, as he stumbled upon the opportunity by chance.

Grammatical Forms of adventitious

• past tense: adventitioused
• plural: adventitiouses
• comparative: more adventitious
• superlative: most adventitious
• present tense: adventitious
• future tense: will adventitious
• perfect tense: have adventitioused
• continuous tense: is adventitiousing
• singular: adventitious
• positive degree: adventitious
• infinitive: to adventitious
• gerund: adventitiousing
• participle: adventitioused

Origin and Evolution of adventitious

First Known Use: 0015 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'adventitious' originated from the Latin word 'adventicius', which means 'coming from abroad' or 'foreign'.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the meaning of 'adventitious' has evolved to refer to something happening by chance or not inherent or innate. It is often used in medical contexts to describe conditions or features that are not normally present but appear accidentally.