Invent suppletories to excuse an evil man. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
suppletory — index supplementary Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
suppletory — [sup′lə tôr΄ē] adj. [LL suppletorius < L suppletus, pp. of supplere, to SUPPLY1] SUPPLEMENTARY … English World dictionary
Suppletory — Suppletive Sup ple*tive, Suppletory Sup ple*to*ry, a. [Cf. F. suppl[ e]tif, LL. suppletivus, from L. supplere, suppletum, to fill up. See {Supply}.] Supplying deficiencies; supplementary; as, a suppletory oath. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
suppletory — adjective Etymology: Latin supplēre Date: 1628 supplying deficiencies ; supplementary < rules suppletory to the contract > … New Collegiate Dictionary
suppletory oath — See oath suppletory … Ballentine's law dictionary
suppletory — suppletorily, adv. /sup li tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. supplying a deficiency. [1620 30; < LL suppletorius, equiv. to supple(re) (see SUPPLETION) + torius TORY1] * * * … Universalium
suppletory — adj. making up for a deficiency … English contemporary dictionary
suppletory — sup·ple·to·ry … English syllables
suppletory — sup•ple•to•ry [[t]ˈsʌp lɪˌtɔr i, ˌtoʊr i[/t]] adj. supplying a deficiency • Etymology: 1620–30; < LL supplētōrius=supplē(re)+ tōrius tory I … From formal English to slang
suppletory — /ˈsʌplətəri/ (say supluhtuhree), / tri/ (say tree) adjective supplying a deficiency. {Late Latin supplētorius, from Latin supplētus, past participle, filled up} …
