additional

[ uh-dish-uh-nl ]

adjective

1. added; more; supplementary:

   additional information.

additional

/ əˈdɪʃənəl /

adjective

1. added or supplementary

Derived Forms

• adˈditionally, adverb

Other Words From

• ad·dition·al·ly adverb
• pread·dition·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of additional¹

First recorded in 1630–40; addition + -al ¹

Example Sentences

An additional 12,000 took to the streets in other German towns.

From The Daily Beast

Should capability delivery experience additional changes, this estimate will be revised appropriately.

From The Daily Beast

As it happened, the coup members found the State House “fortified with additional soldiers.”

From The Daily Beast

Once transferred to Karaj Prison, he spent an additional 15 days in solitary confinement.

From The Daily Beast

In November 2014, that agreement was extended by four months, with some additional restrictions on Iran.

From The Daily Beast

The case may be kept in a light position, and when once under way it will rarely need any additional water.

From Project Gutenberg

These additional languages can be acquired easily if they are learnt in the right way.

From Project Gutenberg

Nevertheless, when once issued, they made unnecessary any resort to additional Bank of England notes.

From Project Gutenberg

“Doctrine”—the Monroe doctrine declared that no foreign power should acquire additional dominion in America.

From Project Gutenberg

Some peasants had brought the news to the chateau, with the additional information that they were all to be shot within two days.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• added
• further
• increased
• new
• other
• supplementary