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suppletory

suppletory noun: a source of supply.

Noun

suppletory (plural suppletories)

  1. A source of supply.
    • Invent suppletories to excuse an evil man.1651–1653, Jer[emy] Taylor, ΕΝΙΑΥΤΟΣ [Eniautos]. A Course of Sermons for All the Sundays of the Year. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Richard Royston […], published 1655, →OCLC
  2. A supplement.

Adjective

suppletory (comparative more suppletory, superlative most suppletory)

  1. Making up for deficiencies; supplementary.
    • a suppletory oath

Forms of suppletory

Noun
pluralsuppletories
Adjective
comparativemore suppletory
superlativemost suppletory

Origin of suppletory

Borrowed from Late Latin suppletorius.

Words formed from suppletory

Questions about suppletory

What does suppletory mean?
Suppletory means a source of supply.
What part of speech is suppletory?
Suppletory can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of suppletory?
The plural of suppletory is suppletories.

Words near suppletory in the dictionary

  1. suppletives
  2. suppletivism
  3. suppletivisms
  4. suppletories
  5. suppletorily
  6. suppletory
  7. suppli
  8. suppli al telefono
  9. suppliable
  10. supplial
  11. suppliance

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