Ex-trĭn'sĭc or Ex-trĭn'sĭc-al, a.

a. [Lat. extrinsecus, Fr. extrin-seque, Pr. extrinsec, Sp. & Pg. extrinseco, It. estrinseco.] Not contained in or belonging to a body; external; outward; unessential; —opposed to intrinsic. “The extrinsic aids of education and of artificial culture.” I. Taylor.