Meanings
comparative more supplemental · superlative most supplemental
- Acting to supplement.
The supplementary bibliography (in Vol. VI) attests to the comprehensiveness of the effort.
1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page viii - Appending.
plural supplementals
- Something that supplements or adds to.
- A requisition or article of legislation that provides additional funding for a program.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivefunctioning in a supporting capacity
adjectiveadded to complete or make up a deficiency
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Englishsupplement
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishsupplemental
From supplement + -al.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish lisä-, täydennys-
- lisä-Acting to supplement
- täydennys-Acting to supplement
- täydentäväActing to supplement
- lisäSomething that supplements or adds to
- täydennysSomething that supplements or adds to
Russian дополнительный, дополнительный
- дополнительный (dopolnitelʹnyj)Acting to supplement
- дополнительный (dopolnitelʹnyj)Lacking a regular schedule
Welsh atodol
- atodolActing to supplement
Cite this entry
supplemental. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supplemental
“supplemental.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supplemental. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “supplemental,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supplemental.
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