plural adjuncts
1
: something that is joined or added to another thing but is not an essential part of it
Massage therapy can be used as an adjunct along with the medication.
—usually + toThe Web site is designed as an adjunct to the book.
2
grammar
: a word or phrase (such as an adverb or prepositional phrase) that provides added information about the meaning of a verb in a sentence by expressing a relation of time, place, manner, etc.
In "They ate heartily," the word "heartily" is an adjunct and in "We left at noon," the phrase "at noon" is an adjunct.
always used before a noun
1
: added or joined in order to be used with something
massage therapy as an adjunct treatment
2
: added to a teaching staff for only a short time or in a lower position than other staff
adjunct faculty
an adjunct professor
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“Adjunct.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/adjunct. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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