ad´junct|ly

ad´junct|ly
ad|junct «AJ uhngkt», noun, adjective.
–n.
1. something added that is less important or not necessary, but helpful: »

A spare tire is a more important adjunct to a car than a radio.

SYNONYM(S): accessory, auxiliary.
2. an assistant to, or associate of, a more important person.
3. a word or phrase that qualifies or modifies one of the essential elements of a sentence. Adjectives, adjectival phrases, adverbs, adverbial phrases, and some nouns used in a modifying or qualitative position are adjuncts. In “The tired man walked down the village street,” tired is an adjunct to the subject man, down the street is an adjunct to the verb walked, and village is an adjunct to street.
4. Logic. a nonessential property or attribute.
–adj.
1. subordinate: »

adjunct arteries.

2. accompanying: »

adjunct military forces.

[< Latin adjūnctus, past participle of adjungere join to < ad- to + jungere join]
ad´junct|ly, adverb.

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