addititious

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adjective

Additive; Increasing.

OriginLatin addititius →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

adjective
  1. obsoleterareAdditive; Increasing.

    This force is called the addititious part of the disturbing force.

    1834, John Herschel, A Treatise on Astronomy

Origin

  1. Latinaddititius
  2. Englishaddititious

Learned borrowing from Latin addititius, from addere.

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APA

addititious. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/addititious

MLA

“addititious.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/addititious. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “addititious,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/addititious.

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