- adjunctive
- 1. adjectivea) forming an adjunctb) additional; neither basic nor primary: "adjunctive therapy"2. nounb) a substance added as a supplement; often in the phrase "additives and adjunctives."
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Adjunctive — Ad*junc tive, a. [L. adjunctivus, fr. adjungere. See {Adjunct}.] Joining; having the quality of joining; forming an adjunct. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Adjunctive — Ad*junc tive, n. One who, or that which, is joined. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjunctive — [ə juŋk′tiv] adj. [LL adjunctivus] that constitutes an adjunct adjunctively adv … English World dictionary
adjunctive — connected connected adj. 1. p. p. of {connect}. [Narrower terms: {abutting, adjacent, adjoining, bordering(prenominal), conterminous, coterminous, contiguous}] [Narrower terms: {adjunctive}] [Narrower terms: {affined}] [Narrower terms:… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjunctive — ad·junc·tive ə jəŋ(k) tiv, a adj involving the medical use of an adjunct <adjunctive therapy> ad·junc·tive·ly adv … Medical dictionary
adjunctive — adjunct ► NOUN 1) an additional and supplementary part. 2) Grammar a word or phrase in a sentence other than the verb or predicate. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ connected in an auxiliary way. DERIVATIVES adjunctive adjective. ORIGIN from Latin adjungere adjoin … English terms dictionary
adjunctive — adjective see adjunct I … New Collegiate Dictionary
adjunctive — adjunctively, adv. /euh jungk tiv/, adj. forming an adjunct. [1745 55; ADJUNCT + IVE] * * * … Universalium
adjunctive — ad·junc·tive || É™ dʒʌŋktɪv adj. forming an adjunct, supplemental; secondary … English contemporary dictionary
adjunctive — ad·junc·tive … English syllables
