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suppletive

suppletive

See also: supplétive

English

Adjective

suppletive (comparative more suppletive, superlative most suppletive)

  1. (grammar) Inflected by substituting an unrelated form (for example, in English, the adjectival forms good, better, best).
    When "went" replaced "gang", "go" became suppletive.
  2. Supplying deficiencies; supplementary; suppletory.

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  • suppletion
  • Category:Suppletive verbs by language

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Italian

Adjective

suppletive

  1. Feminine plural form of suppletivo