- sup|ple|to|ry
- sup|ple|to|ry «SUHP luh TR ee, -TOHR-», adjective.= supplementary. (Cf. ↑supplementary)╂[< Late Latin supplētōrium a supplement]
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sup´ple|ly — sup|ple «SUHP uhl», adjective, pler, plest, verb, pled, pling. –adj. 1. bending or folding easily, without breaking or cracking; pliant: »a supple birch tree, supple leather. SYNONYM(S): pliable. 2. capable of bending easily; moving easily or… … Useful english dictionary
sup|ple — «SUHP uhl», adjective, pler, plest, verb, pled, pling. –adj. 1. bending or folding easily, without breaking or cracking; pliant: »a supple birch tree, supple leather. SYNONYM(S): pliable. 2. capable of bending easily; moving easily or nimbly: » … Useful english dictionary
sup´ple|ness — sup|ple «SUHP uhl», adjective, pler, plest, verb, pled, pling. –adj. 1. bending or folding easily, without breaking or cracking; pliant: »a supple birch tree, supple leather. SYNONYM(S): pliable. 2. capable of bending easily; moving easily or… … Useful english dictionary
sup´ple|ment|er — sup|ple|ment «noun. SUHP luh muhnt; verb. SUHP luh mehnt», noun, verb. –n. 1. something added to complete a thing, or to make it larger or better. Newspapers have supplements that are usually of a special character and issued as an additional… … Useful english dictionary
sup|ple|ment — «noun. SUHP luh muhnt; verb. SUHP luh mehnt», noun, verb. –n. 1. something added to complete a thing, or to make it larger or better. Newspapers have supplements that are usually of a special character and issued as an additional feature. »There… … Useful english dictionary
sup|ple|jack — «SUHP uhl JAK», noun. any one of various climbing and twining shrubs with tough, pliable stems, found in tropical and subtropical forests … Useful english dictionary
sup|ple|men|tal — «SUHP luh MEHN tuhl», adjective, noun. = supplementary. (Cf. ↑supplementary) … Useful english dictionary
sup|ple|men|ta|ri|ly — «SUHP luh MEHN tuhr uh lee, truh lee», adverb. in a supplementary manner … Useful english dictionary
sup|ple|men|ta|ry — «SUHP luh MEHN tuhr ee, tree», adjective, noun, plural ries. –adj. 1. additional: »a volume supplementary to the original encyclopedia. SYNONYM(S): extra, auxiliary. 2. added to supply what is lacking: »The new members of the class received… … Useful english dictionary
sup|ple|men|ta|tion — «SUHP luh mehn TAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act of supplementing: »Supplementation of the diet with egg yolk…resulted in a fall in recurrences of rheumatic fever (New Scientist). 2. a supplementary addition … Useful english dictionary
