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Adjunct (Adjective)

Furnishing added support; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other".

All adjective clusters.

An adjunct professor was hired to teach the summer course, providing added support to the regular faculty.
The engineering team designed an adjunct system to provide backup power in case of a primary failure.
As an adjunct member of the research team, she contributed significantly to the project's success.
The hospital added an adjunct therapy room to provide additional space for patient treatment.
The company's adjunct website was used to provide customer support and resolve issues outside of regular business hours.

Of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another.

All adjective clusters.

The adjunct professor was expected to assist the lead instructor in teaching the course.
In a hierarchical organization, an adjunct member is someone who reports to a more senior person.
The adjunct minister's role was to support the senior pastor in various administrative tasks.
An adjunct nurse was assigned to assist the lead nurse in charge of the hospital ward.
In the law firm, the adjunct lawyer worked under the supervision of a senior partner.