suppletory

[ suhp-li-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
/ ˈsʌp lɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

adjective

supplying a deficiency.

Origin of suppletory

1620–30; < Late Latin supplētōrius, equivalent to supplē(re) (see suppletion) + -tōrius -tory1

OTHER WORDS FROM suppletory

sup·ple·to·ri·ly, adverb

Words nearby suppletory

supplementary angles, supplementary story, supplementation, suppletion, suppletive, suppletory, supplex, suppliance, suppliancy, suppliant, suppliants, the

British Dictionary definitions for suppletorily

suppletory
/ (ˈsʌplɪtərɪ, -trɪ) /

adjective

archaic remedying deficiencies; supplementary

Derived forms of suppletory

suppletorily, adverb