additionary en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /əˈdɪʃənəɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /əˈdɪʃənɛɹi/ (General-American)
- /əˈdɪʃənɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin additiōder. Old French aditionder. Middle English addicioun English addition Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English additionary From addition + -ary.
Meanings
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Synonym of additional.
The countrey parson […] stands fast in 'the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free' [Galatians v. 1]. This liberty he compasseth by one distinction, and that is of what is necessary and what is additionary.
a. 1634 (date written; published 1652), George Herbert, “A Priest to the Temple, or The Countrey Parson His Character, and Rule of Holy Life”, in Alexander B[alloch] Grosart, editor, The Complete Works in Verse and Prose of George Herbert. […] (The Fuller Worthies’ Library), volume III (Prose), London: […] [Robson and Sons] for private circulation, published 1874, →OCLC, chapter XXXI (The Parson in Liberty), page 193:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more additionary | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most additionary | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |