adminicular

adjective

ad·​mi·​nic·​u·​lar

¦ad-mə-¦ni-kyə-lər

variants or less commonly adminiculary

¦ad-mə-¦ni-kyə-ˌler-ē

: supplying help : auxiliary, corroborative

adminicular evidence

Word History

Etymology

Latin adminiculum + English -ar or -ary

First Known Use

1660, in the meaning defined above

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