additory

[ ad-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

/ ˈæd ɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

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adjective

capable of or tending to make an addition; additional; supplementary.

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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

Origin of additory

First recorded in 1650–60; addit(ion) + -ory¹