BIO
ABOUT THIS PROJECT
RECENT POSTSadscititious
ad-se-TI-shes
adjective
incidental; supplemental; non-essential component of something
1791The Life of JohnsonWe have notices of the Rambler in the Carter Corres:—'May 28, 1750. The author ought to be cautioned not to use over many hard words. In yesterday's paper (a very pretty one indeed) we had equiponderant, and another so hard I cannot remember it [adscititious], both in one sentence.'1825The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 4It seems therefore to be determined by the general suffrage of mankind, that he who decks himself in adscititious qualities rather purposes to command applause than impart pleasure: and he is therefore treated as a man who, by an unreasonable ambition, usurps the place in society to which he has no right.1922Since Cezanne Cezanne was direct because he set himself a task which admitted of no adscititious flourishes—the creation of form which should be entirely self-supporting and intrinsically significant, la possession de la forme as his descendants call it now. Labels: Clive Bell, James Boswell, Samuel Johnson
|
Permalink: adscititious Entry By: CJ Cooney Smash illiteracy! Email This Word To A Friend: |
| |
| Back to the main page.... | ||
