superadd
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of superadd
1425–75; late Middle English superadden < Latin superaddere, equivalent to super- super- + addere to add
Example Sentences
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It is not uncommon for the most parsimonious persons to be liberal in good words, and to superadd the pang of disappointment to the already almost insupportable sufferings of the destitute.
From Female Scripture Biographies, Volume II by Francis Augustus Cox
It follows that the most agreeable labours are those which superadd to an object of important and lasting interest a due mixture of intermediate and somewhat diversified results.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 335, September 1843 by Various
It is not probable that the Aborigines of Yucatan were able to superadd either a regular breakfast or a supper.
From Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines by Lewis H. Morgan
The treasure sought not found, But some divine tears found to superadd Themselves to a long story.
From Poems by Jean Ingelow, In Two Volumes, Volume II. by Jean Ingelow
Those human laws that annex a punishment to murder, do not at all increase its moral guilt or superadd any fresh obligation in the forum of conscience to abstain from its perpetration.
From The Unconstitutionality of Slavery by Lysander Spooner
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