... of optimus, meaning “best,” which in turn is the superlative suppletive form of bonus, “good.”
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Suppletive
//səˈpliː.tɪv//
Synonyms for "suppletive"
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6 entriesTranslations
11 translations across 8 languages.
Finnish
1 entries- suppletiivinen adj (which supplies an etymologically unrelated word with forms, or which is used as one of its forms)
French
1 entries- supplétif adj (which supplies an etymologically unrelated word with forms, or which is used as one of its forms)
German
1 entries- suppletivisch adj (which supplies an etymologically unrelated word with forms, or which is used as one of its forms)
Hungarian
4 entries- alakkiegészüléses adj (which supplies an etymologically unrelated word with forms, or which is used as one of its forms)
- szuppletív adj (which supplies an etymologically unrelated word with forms, or which is used as one of its forms)
- tőcserélő adj (which supplies an etymologically unrelated word with forms, or which is used as one of its forms)
- tőváltó adj (which supplies an etymologically unrelated word with forms, or which is used as one of its forms)
Portuguese
1 entries- supletivo adj (which supplies an etymologically unrelated word with forms, or which is used as one of its forms)
Russian
1 entries- супплети́вный adj (which supplies an etymologically unrelated word with forms, or which is used as one of its forms)
Spanish
1 entries- supletivo adj (which supplies an etymologically unrelated word with forms, or which is used as one of its forms)
Swedish
1 entries- suppletiv adj (which supplies an etymologically unrelated word with forms, or which is used as one of its forms)
Sample sentences
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Article 11 of the Louisiana Civil Code provides the legal framework for the doctrinal distinction between imperative, or mandatory, and suppletive laws. Although neither term is included in the article, traditional civilian doctrine characterizes as imperative those legal precepts rooted in public policy which may not be set aside by private agreement. Suppletive laws, on the other hand, are those legal norms designed to supplement the parties' will in cases wherein its application is not excluded.
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...I deem little short of frivolous the contention that the Equal Protection Clause prohibits enforcement of marital obligations, in either the mandatory or the suppletive form.
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