superadd

American  

[soo-per-ad] / ˌsu pərˈæd /

verb (used with object)

1. to add over and above; join as a further addition; add besides.

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superadd British  

/ ˌsuːpərˈæd /

verb

1. (tr) to add (something) to something that has already been added; add as extra

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Other Word Forms

• superaddition
  noun
• superadditional
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of superadd

1425–75; late Middle English superadden < Latin superaddere, equivalent to super- super- + addere to add

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

superadd

I know it may be argued, that the land war which she would superadd to her sea war, by provoking us to join her enemies, should rationally hold her to her good behavior with us.

From The Writings of Thomas Jefferson Library Edition - Vol. 6 (of 20) by Thomas Jefferson

Mr. Upton, not contented with Heathen learning, when he finds it in the text, must necessarily superadd it, when it appears to be wanting; because Shakespeare most certainly hath lost it by accident!

From Eighteenth Century Essays on Shakespeare by David Nichol Smith

It may be advisable to superadd to the above, the statement that Mrs. Micawber is not in confidential possession of my intentions.'

From David Copperfield by Charles Dickens

So are the men; who superadd to that mode of ablution a hasty use of the common brush and comb.

From The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete by John Forster

These, it was pointed out, would superadd to the risk of capture and confiscation, to which a blockade-runner is admittedly liable, the novel penalty of total destruction of the ship and all on board.

From Letters to "The Times" upon War and Neutrality (1881-1920) by Sir Thomas Erskine Holland

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