appenditious
|ap-pen-di-tious|
/əˈpɛndɪtəs/
attached as an extra
Etymology
'appenditious' originates from Latin, specifically the verb 'appendere', where 'ad-/ap-' meant 'to' and 'pendere' meant 'to hang'.
'appenditious' developed via Late Latin/Medieval Latin formations related to 'appendere' and the noun 'appendix' and entered English as an adjective describing something attached or added on.
Initially it meant 'hung on or attached', and over time it also came to mean 'supplementary' or 'not essential' in modern usage.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
attached as an appendage; physically hanging on or added to something else.
The specimen bore several appenditious structures along its stem.
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Adjective 2
supplementary or subordinate; not essential — often implying something extra or superfluous.
He omitted the appenditious remarks from the published report because they were irrelevant.
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