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suppletive

suppletive

9.0
Providing extra material or information to add to something
  • adjective
  • /səˈplɛtɪv/
translation icon : suplementario
  • The teacher provided suppletive materials to help students understand the topic better.

Examples

  • The committee produced a suppletive report to include data missing from the original study.

  • A suppletive document was required to complete the application process.

  • The suppletive materials enhanced the overall quality of the report.

  • The teacher provided suppletive resources for the students.

  • The committee produced a suppletive report to include data missing from the original study.

  • A suppletive document was required to complete the application process.

  • The teacher provided suppletive materials to help students understand the topic better.

Synonyms

auxiliary
vssuppletive
69 6.5

Something that gives extra help or support

refers broadly to any additional provision rather than a backup role
supplemental
vssuppletive
52 5.0

Extra help or money that fills a gap in something

is a broader term for any extra material added to something
complementary
vssuppletive
30 4.1

A thing that completes and improves another

is more general, meaning any additional provision rather than completing role
ancillary
vssuppletive
  • Formal
16 7.3

Giving extra help or support to a main activity

is not limited to support of primary operations and is more general
supplementary
vssuppletive
9 4.7

An extra part that makes something more complete or useful

means the same idea but as the general notion of providing extra
accessory
vssuppletive
4.1

Not necessary but used to give extra support or help

focuses on addition in general, not on being optional or nonessential
appurtenant
vssuppletive
  • Formal
9.9

Connected to and used with another thing, like a house

is broader and not restricted to rightful or legally attached additions

How Supplementary

auxiliary
69 6.5
suppletive
9.0
additional
858 1.0

Surface Forms

suppletive positive

Morphology

suppletive = suppletion (semi-transparent) = supplet + ive

Although the sense 'serving as a supplement' is close to 'supplementary', the form 'suppletive' is historically and morphologically derived from 'suppletion' rather than the common noun 'supplement', so the connection to everyday 'supplement' is not orthographically transparent.

Etymology

The word suppletive comes from the Latin root supplēre, meaning 'to fill up', and it is the same root as supplement and supply. So a suppletive report or document gives extra material and 'fills' what is missing.