Additionary

//əˈdɪʃənəɹi// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Synonym of additional.

    "The countrey parson […] stands fast in 'the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free' [Galatians v. 1]. This liberty he compasseth by one distinction, and that is of what is necessary and what is additionary."

Example

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"The countrey parson […] stands fast in 'the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free' [Galatians v. 1]. This liberty he compasseth by one distinction, and that is of what is necessary and what is additionary."

Etymology

From addition + -ary.

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