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  1. The meaning of SUPPLETORY is supplying deficiencies : supplementary. How to use suppletory in a sentence.

  2. Suppletory definition: supplying a deficiency.. See examples of SUPPLETORY used in a sentence.

  3. Archaic remedying deficiencies; supplementary.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

  4. Define suppletory. suppletory synonyms, suppletory pronunciation, suppletory translation, English dictionary definition of suppletory. adj archaic remedying deficiencies; supplementary ˈsuppletorily adv Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins...

  5. There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the word suppletory. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

  6. Suppletory adjective. supplying deficiencies; supplementary; as, a suppletory oath. Suppletory noun. that which is to supply what is wanted. Etymology: [Cf. F. suppltif, LL. suppletivus, from L. supplere, suppletum, to fill up. See Supply.]

  7. Aug 21, 2022 · suppletory (comparative more suppletory, superlative most suppletory) (now chiefly law) Making up for deficiencies; supplementary. a suppletory oath