|adsə|tishəs adjective
also as·ci·ti·tious |asə-
Etymology: Latin adscitus, ascitus derived, assumed, foreign (from past participle of adsciscere, asciscere to approve, receive, admit, appropriate, from ad- + sciscere to accept, approve, incho. of scire to know) + English -itious — more at science
1. : originating, derived, or acquired from something extrinsic : adventitious
an adscititious habit rather than an inherent taste
2. : supplemental , additional
adscititious remarks
• ad·sci·ti·tious·ly adverb