substitutionary en · ADJ
Etymology
From substitution + -ary.
Meanings
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Of or relating to substitution or replacement.
I did not perceive that his irony, his secret, and his parade of feeling, were all alike theatrical, and substitutionary for real interest and sincerity.
1820, [Charles Robert Maturin], Melmoth the Wanderer: A Tale. […], volume I, Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Company, and Hurst, Robinson, and Co., […], →OCLC, page 209:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more substitutionary | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most substitutionary | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |