extrinsic
ex.trin.sic \ek-'strin-zik, -'strin(t)-sik\ \-zi-k(*-)le-, -si-\ aj [F &
LL; F extrinse'que fr. LL extrinsecus, fr. L, adv., from with]out; akin to
L exter outward and to L sequi to follow 1a: not forming part of or
belonging to a thing : EXTRANEOUS 1b: originating from or on the outside;
specif : originating outsi de a part and acting upon the part as a whole 2:
EXTERNAL xternal to a thing, its essential nature, or its original
character. EXTRINSIC applies to what is distinctly outside the thing in
question or is not contained in or derived from its essential nature;
EXTRANEOUS applies to what is on or comes from the outside and may or may
not be capable of becoming an essential part; FOREIGN applies to what is so
different as to be rejected or repelled or, if admitted, to be incapable of
becoming identified or assimilated by the thing in question; ALIEN is
stronger than FOREIGN in suggesting opposition, repugnance, or
irreconcilability - ex.trin.si.cal.ly av SYN syn EXTRINSIC, EXTRANEOUS,
FOREIGN, ALIEN mean e