supplementary C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌsʌpləˈmɛntɛri/ UK /ˌsʌpləˈmɛntəri/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj completing or enhancing something by providing an addition The textbook comes with supplementary online exercises. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · completing or enhancing... additionalsupplementalextraauxiliarycomplementaryancillary ↔ Opposites essentialprimaryintegral Word family Derived forms supplementarily Related forms supplementsupplementalsupply Etymology AI details From supplement (from Latin supplementum 'a filling up', from supplere 'to fill up', from sub- + plere 'to fill') plus -ary. supplementum Latin plēre Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # supplementary **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌsʌpləˈmɛntɛri/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌsʌpləˈmɛntəri/ ## Meanings 1. completing or enhancing something by providing an addition ## Examples - The textbook comes with supplementary online exercises. ## Synonyms - additional - supplemental - extra - auxiliary - complementary - ancillary ## Antonyms - essential - primary - integral ## Derived Forms - supplementarily ## Related Forms - supplement - supplemental - supply ## Roots and Affixes - Root: supplementum - Root: plēre ## Etymology From supplement (from Latin supplementum 'a filling up', from supplere 'to fill up', from sub- + plere 'to fill') plus -ary. ## AI Etymology Supplementary is from supplement (from Latin supplementum 'a filling up', from supplere 'to fill up', from sub- + plere 'to fill') plus -ary. Important recorded forms include supplementum (Latin) and plēre (Latin). Morphologically, the sub- element contributes the sense of under, below, secondary status, or movement from beneath, with the base naming the field of application. The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers completing or enhancing something by providing an addition. The wider family includes derived forms such as supplementarily and related words such as supplement, supplemental, and supply. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown