"adminicular" meaning in English

See adminicular in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more adminicular [comparative], most adminicular [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin adminiculō (“to prop up, support”) + -ar. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|adminiculō||to prop up, support}} Latin adminiculō (“to prop up, support”), {{af|en|-ar}} -ar Head templates: {{en-adj}} adminicular (comparative more adminicular, superlative most adminicular)
  1. (obsolete) Supplying help; auxiliary; corroborative; explanatory. Tags: obsolete Synonyms: adminiculary Translations (supplying help; corroborative; explanatory): adminicular (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-adminicular-en-adj-rmgcfBap Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ar

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