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adjunctive

[ uh-juhngk-tiv ]
/ əˈdÊ’ÊŒĆ‹k tÉȘv /
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adjective
forming an adjunct.
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Origin of adjunctive

First recorded in 1745–55; adjunct + -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM adjunctive

Words nearby adjunctive

adjudication, adjudicator, adjugate, adjunct, adjunction, adjunctive, adjunct professor, adjuration, adjure, adjust, adjustability
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Words related to adjunctive

ancillary, accessory, adjuvant, attendant, auxiliary, complementary, concomitant, coordinate, dependent, incident, lateral, parallel, roundabout, satellite, side, sub, subordinate, subsidiary, supporting, tributary

How to use adjunctive in a sentence

  • The rendering of it is not an adjunctive performance, not a mere extraneous decoration.

    Browning and the Dramatic Monologue|S. S. Curry

  • Some adjunctive therapies lend themselves very well to use by individuals on their own.

    When You Don't Know Where to Turn|Steven J. Bartlett

  • They were known to our soldiers as the “Red Hats”—the phrase not unfrequently coupled with a rude adjunctive.

    The Bandolero|Mayne Reid

  • The rest of the surroundings and accessories of Versailles are mere adjunctive details of those chief features here mentioned.

    Royal Palaces and Parks of France|Milburg Francisco Mansfield
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