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adventive

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9 lettersPronunciation /ədˈvɛntɪv/Part of speech adjectiveSorted adeeintvvStarts with AEnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

  1. not native and not fully established; locally or temporarily naturalized

Word origin

Borrowed from Latin adventīvus, from adveniō (“to come (to)”) + -īvus (verbal-adjective suffix).

Used in a sentence

  • Such interlopers are known as exotics, adventives, or aliens, all terms that may be considered synonymous with "nasty.

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