supplemental

[ suhp-luh-men-tl ]

/ ˌsʌp ləˈmɛn tl /

(of a pleading, an affidavit, etc.) added to furnish what is lacking or missing.

anything that is supplemental: supplementals attached to the bill in committee.

Nearby words

First recorded in 1595–1605; supplement + -al¹

Related forms

sup·ple·men·tal·ly, adverbnon·sup·ple·men·tal, adjectivenon·sup·ple·men·tal·ly, adverbpre·sup·ple·men·tal, adjective

un·sup·ple·men·tal, adjective

And keeping the wait times down may have been a lucrative source of supplemental income for VA employees involved.
Did the VA Pay Out Bonuses for Screwing Veterans?|Jacob Siegel|May 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Half of the 47 million on SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) are children.
The Dude Is Up for Breakfast: Jeff Bridges’ New Push on Childhood Hunger|Eleanor Clift|March 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
McCauley revealed that episode in a “supplemental” report, dated nearly a month after the grand-jury verdict.
The Strange and Mysterious Death of Mrs. Jerry Lee Lewis|Richard Ben Cramer|January 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The old unreformed Congress had enacted the Supplemental Security Income program in 1971.
Memo: The Aaron Sorkin Model of Political Discourse Doesn't Actually Work|Megan McArdle|April 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST

A Republican leadership aide, asked if there was any discussion of a supplemental funding bill, said simply: “Not yet.”
Will Republicans Oppose Disaster-Relief Funds After Hurricane Sandy?|Eleanor Clift|October 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST
In the subsequent reign of his son, the great charters were confirmed with some supplemental acts.
Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. I (of 16)|Thomas Hart Benton
I presume this is an omission by mere oversight, and I recommend that it be supplied by an amendatory or Supplemental Act.
The Great Conspiracy, Part 4|John Alexander Logan
The Bellver was making one of these supplemental journeys, and her arrival was not looked for at Palma.
The Grey Lady|Henry Seton Merriman
All of this supplemental study has proved most helpful to me in my present work.
Tuskegee & Its People: Their Ideals and Achievements|Various
The writer has prepared a series of text-books to be used as a supplemental course of study in the Sunday school.
Seven Graded Sunday Schools|Various

adj.

c.1600, from supplement + -al (1). Related: Supplementally.