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additionary

Syllables: ad·dit·ion·a·ryUK/əˈdɪʃənəɹi/US/əˈdɪʃənɛɹi/

additionary adjective: synonym of additional.

Adjective

additionary (comparative more additionary, superlative most additionary)

  1. Synonym of additional.
    • The countrey parson […] stands fast in 'the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free' [Galatians v. 1]. This liberty he compasseth by one distinction, and that is of what is necessary and what is additionary.a. 1634 (date written; published 1652), George Herbert, “A Priest to the Temple, or The Countrey Parson His Character, and Rule of Holy Life”, in Alexander B[alloch] Grosart, editor, The Complete...
    Synonyms:
    additional

Synonyms of additionary

Forms of additionary

comparativemore additionary
superlativemost additionary

Origin of additionary

From addition + -ary.

Questions about additionary

What does additionary mean?
Additionary means synonym of additional.
What part of speech is additionary?
Additionary is an adjective.
How do you pronounce additionary?
Additionary is pronounced /əˈdɪʃənəɹi/ (UK).

Words near additionary in the dictionary

  1. additional time
  2. additionalities
  3. additionality
  4. additionally
  5. additionals
  6. additionary
  7. additionist
  8. additionists
  9. additions
  10. addititious
  11. additive

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