▪ I. excreˈtitious, a.1 rare—1.
[f. L. excrēt- ppl. stem of excernĕre: see excretion1 and -itious.]
Of the nature of excreta; = excrementitious a.1
c 1865 in Circ. Sc., Uric acid, with other excretitious matters. |
▪ II. excreˈtitious, a.2 rare.
[f. L. excrēt- ppl. stem of excrēscĕre: see excretion2 and -itious.]
Of the nature of an outgrowth.
1820–7 Bentham Wks. (1843) II. 82 An excretitious suit is a suit which has grown out of a former one. Ibid. VI. 379 This excretitious crime. |