ADJUNCTLY

Etymology

Adverb

adjunctly (comparative more adjunctly, superlative most adjunctly)

In an adjunct manner.

Source: Wiktionary


Ad*junct"ly, adv.

Definition: By way of addition or adjunct; in connection with.

ADJUNCT

Ad"junct`, a. Etym: [L. adjunctus, p. p. of adjungere. See Adjoin.]

Definition: Conjoined; attending; consequent. Though that my death were adjunct to my act. Shak. Adjunct notes (Mus.), short notes between those essential to the harmony; auxiliary notes; passing notes.

Ad"junct`, n.

1. Something joined or added to another thing, but not essentially a part of it. Learning is but an adjunct to our self. Shak.

2. A person joined to another in some duty or service; a colleague; an associate. Wotton.

3. (Gram.)

Definition: A word or words added to quality or amplify the force of other words; as, the History of the American Revolution, where the words in italics are the adjunct or adjuncts of "History."

4. (Metaph.)

Definition: A quality or property of the body or the mind, whether natural or acquired; as, color, in the body, judgment in the mind.

5. (Mus.)

Definition: A key or scale closely related to another as principal; a relative or attendant key. [R.] See Attendant keys, under Attendant, a.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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