adscititious
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From Time Magazine Archive
He that shall solicit the favour of his patron by praising him for qualities which he can find in himself, will be defeated by the more daring panegyrist who enriches him with adscititious excellence.
From The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 03 The Rambler, Volume II by Johnson, Samuel
The Single Epicheirema is said to be of the First Order, if the adscititious proposition attach to the major premise; if to the minor, of the Second Order.
From Logic Deductive and Inductive by Read, Carveth
The loss of this adscititious adminicle would make the sage's impeccable, but lugubrious bosom vibrate with the horrors of dilution and dereliction.
From Deformities of Samuel Johnson, Selected from his Works by Anonymous
The Epicheirema is called Single or Double, says Hamilton, according as an "adscititious proposition" attaches to one or both of the premises.
From Logic Deductive and Inductive by Read, Carveth
