adscititious

adjective

Definition of adscititiousnext
as in surface

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  1. surface
  2. incidental
  3. accidental
  4. superficial
Adjective
  • Storms are the most common cause of lightning, but lightning strikes have been observed in volcanic eruptions, surface nuclear detonations and during heavy snowstorms even.
    — Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 2 Aug. 2024
  • When values fail to align, problems surface, even in organizations committed to developing leaders through coaching.
    — Mitch Mitchell, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of surface
Adjective
  • How these characters define themselves ethnically is incidental to the violent, high-stakes crime world they’re thrust into.
    — Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
  • A lot of character growth happens offscreen, and the romantic relationships feel arbitrary more than anything else — necessary on the page for marketing a TV show, but mostly incidental to what makes people want to watch this one in the first place.
    — Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025
Definition of incidental
Adjective
  • The review found that many of the deaths reported to VAERS claiming to be linked to the MMR included children who has serious underlying medical conditions or had deaths that were unrelated to the vaccine, including accidental deaths.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Natasha Lyonne plays an accidental case-of-the-week murder solver with the uncanny ability to know when people are lying — no earth-bending required.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of accidental
Adjective
  • Consumers and fans connect with authenticity, not a superficial redesign.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
  • The nurse sustained a superficial wound to his cheek and was treated off of the island, officials said.
    — Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of superficial
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