supplementary
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supplementary
Where it comes from
From supplement + -ary; compare French supplémentaire.
adjective more supplementary · most supplementary
- Additional; added to supply what is wanted. Thus, leucine is already being seen as a pharmaconutrient of great relevance for the supplementary feeding of malnourished and frail elderly and for specific subpopulations.
noun supplementaries
- Something additional; an extra.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: supplemental, additional, subsidiary, secondary, auxiliary, added, supplement, supplementation, supplementarity, bonus, add-on, addition, complement, complementary, adjunct, complementarity
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adj additional
| Español | suplementario, supletorio |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 補足の hosoku no |
| 中文 | 补充的 bǔchōng de, 追加的 zhuījiā de |
| Português | suplementar, adicional |
| Français | supplémentaire |
| Deutsch | zusätzlich |
| Italiano | supplementare, addizionale |
| Русский | доба́вочный dobávočnyj, дополни́тельный dopolnítelʹnyj |
| العربية | إِضَافِيّ ʔiḍāfiyy |
Talk about this word "supplementary." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/supplementary. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. supplementary. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/supplementary "supplementary." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/supplementary.Cite this
@misc{supplementary_2026,
title = {supplementary},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/supplementary},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
