suppletory
[ suhp-li-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
adjective
supplying a deficiency.
Origin of suppletory
1Other words from suppletory
- sup·ple·to·ri·ly, adverb
Words Nearby suppletory
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How to use suppletory in a sentence
Will you not, then, make it the beginning of some of the suppletory arts and stratagems of the spiritual life with yourselves?
Bunyan Characters - Third Series | Alexander WhyteTake not offence at the lack of all such suppletory arts and stratagems in thy servant, said poor Wet-eyes.
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British Dictionary definitions for suppletory
suppletory
/ (ˈsʌplɪtərɪ, -trɪ) /
adjective
archaic remedying deficiencies; supplementary
Derived forms of suppletory
- suppletorily, adverb
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