supplementary

adjective sup·ple·men·ta·ry \ ˌsə-plə-ˈmen-tə-rē , -ˈmen-trē \

Definition of supplementary

1 :added or serving as a supplement :additional

supplementary reading

2 :being or relating to a supplement or a supplementary angle

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Examples of supplementary in a Sentence

a list of supplementary material for the class
the teacher's edition of the textbook comes with a lot of supplementary material

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Weekend Wheels Backpack Program WINDSOR — The Windsor Hunger Action Team Weekend Wheels program distributes supplementary food to children and families in need in Windsor throughout the school year.

— Courant Community, "Community News For The Windsor Edition," 29 Aug. 2017
While living in Escondido in 1979, Ira Liss started a supplementary music program for high school kids who were interested in learning and playing jazz.

— lisa deaderick, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Bringing jazz to kids and the world," 20 Aug. 2017
As such, this kind of gym experience may not be preferable for everyday use but instead as a supplementary option to be used when traveling or running errands in a location far away from your primary gym.

— allee manning, SELF, "Tiny One-Person Gym Pods Are Popping Up in Beijing," 17 Aug. 2017
Two more children died Saturday at the Baba Raghav Das Medical College hospital in Gorakhpur, an impoverished area in the eastern part of the state, as authorities scrambled to firm up supplementary supplies and investigate the tragedy.

— the washington post, OregonLive.com, "'Children dying all around us:' At least 30 dead as oxygen supply cut at Indian hospital," 12 Aug. 2017
Combined, those three players could change the complexion of an offense that has been relying too heavily on the supplementary performances of All-Star second baseman Jonathan Schoop and rookie outfielder-first baseman Trey Mancini.

— jon meoli, baltimoresun.com, "Five major questions the Orioles face coming out of the All-Star break," 13 July 2017
The third choice is what Cameron calls supplementary performance gauges.

— don sherman, Car and Driver, "2018 Bentley Continental GT," 5 July 2017
The Fire Department hired 26 seasonal, part-time guards in June to work with six full-time Fire Department employees in the pilot program, all with water safety experience and recent supplementary training.

— phil diehl, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Beach guard program going full blast," 3 July 2017
The deal could likely have been a supplementary deal if the Cavs had dealt away Kevin Love for Paul George or Jimmy Butler.

— tim bielik, cleveland.com, "Tristan Thompson for Derrick Favors: Your Cleveland Cavaliers trade idea No. 5," 3 July 2017

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First Known Use of supplementary

1667

supplementary Synonyms

Synonyms

accessorial, accessory, appurtenant, peripheral, supplemental, auxiliary

Antonyms

chief, main, principal

Related Words

backup, makeshift, substitute; added, additional, another, further; complementary, contributory; adjuvant, assistant, assisting, helping, supportive, tributary; secondary, subordinate, subservient, subsidiary; dispensable, excess, nonessential, superfluous, surplus, unessential

Near Antonyms

basic, fundamental, primary, prime; all-important, essential, imperative, indispensable, integral, necessary, needed, needful, required, requisite, vital

SUPPLEMENTARY Defined for Kids

supplementary

adjective sup·ple·men·ta·ry \ ˌsə-plə-ˈmen-tə-rē \

Definition of supplementary for Students

:added to something else :additional

supplementary income

Medical Dictionary

supplementary

adjective sup·ple·men·ta·ry \ ˌsəp-lə-ˈment-ə-rē, -ˈmen-trē \

medical Definition of supplementary

:added or serving as a supplement

supplementary vitamins

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supplementary

adjective sup·ple·men·ta·ry \ ˌsə-plə-ˈmen-tə-rē, -trē \

legal Definition of supplementary

:added or serving as a supplement

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