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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Origin of additory

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

Words nearby additory

additive effect, additive group, additive identity, additive inverse, additive process, additory, addle, addlebrained, addlepated, addn., addnl.
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Words related to additory

aggregate, increasing, additive, chain, collective, heaped, accumulative, advancing, amassed, augmenting, increscent, snowballing, summative