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suppletive

adj
/səˈpliː.tɪv/UK

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin suppletīvus.

  1. borrowed from suppletīvus

Definitions

  1. Making up for deficiencies

    Making up for deficiencies; supplementary; suppletory.

  2. Supplying an etymologically unrelated word with forms, or which is used as one of its…

    Supplying an etymologically unrelated word with forms, or which is used as one of its forms, by suppletion (for example, in English, better and best are suppletive forms of good).

    • ... of optimus, meaning “best,” which in turn is the superlative suppletive form of bonus, “good.”

  3. Relating to laws which can apply in a contract if the parties choose to agree to this.

    • ...I deem little short of frivolous the contention that the Equal Protection Clause prohibits enforcement of marital obligations, in either the mandatory or the suppletive form.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A form used by way of suppletion.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for suppletive. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA