*actiti*

a. [ L. factitius, fr. facere to make. See Fact, and cf. Fetich. ] Made by art, in distinction from what is produced by nature; artificial; sham; contrived; formed by, or adapted to, an artificial or conventional, in distinction from a natural, standard or rule; not natural; as, factitious cinnabar or jewels; a factitious taste. -- Fac-ti"tious*ly, adv. -- Fac*ti"tious*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

He acquires a factitious propensity, he forms an incorrigible habit, of desultory reading. De Quincey.

Syn. -- Unnatural. -- Factitious, Unnatural. Anything is unnatural when it departs in any way from its simple or normal state; it is factitious when it is wrought out or wrought up by labor and effort, as, a factitious excitement. An unnatural demand for any article of merchandise is one which exceeds the ordinary rate of consumption; a factitious demand is one created by active exertions for the purpose. An unnatural alarm is one greater than the occasion requires; a factitious alarm is one wrought up with care and effort. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Fact. ] 1. Causing; causative. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Gram.) Pertaining to that relation which is proper when the act, as of a transitive verb, is not merely received by an object, but produces some change in the object, as when we say, He made the water wine. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sometimes the idea of activity in a verb or adjective involves in it a reference to an effect, in the way of causality, in the active voice on the immediate objects, and in the passive voice on the subject of such activity. This second object is called the factitive object. J. W. Gibbs. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. pactitius, pacticius. ] Setted by a pact, or agreement. [ R. ] Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Practician. ] 1. One who is engaged in the actual use or exercise of any art or profession, particularly that of law or medicine. Crabbe. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who does anything customarily or habitually. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A sly or artful person. Whitgift. [ 1913 Webster ]

General practitioner. See under General, 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Cf. F. stalactitique. ] (Geol.) Of or pertaining to a stalactite; having the form or characters of a stalactite; stalactic. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having the form of a stalactite; stalactiform. [ 1913 Webster ]