supervenient

adjective

su·​per·​ve·​nient ˌsü-pər-ˈvē-nyənt 

: coming or occurring as something additional, extraneous, or unexpected

Synonyms

• accidental
• adventitious
• alien
• external
• extraneous
• extrinsic
• foreign

Examples of supervenient in a Sentence

he painted his landscapes for self-fulfillment, regarding financial rewards as supervenient to his reason for doing them

Word History

Etymology

Latin supervenient-, superveniens, present participle of supervenire

First Known Use

1565, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

supervenient

adjective

su·​per·​ve·​nient ˌsü-pər-ˈvē-nyənt 

: coming or occurring as something additional or unexpected