accessorial

[ ak-suh-sawr-ee-uhl, -sohr- ]

adjective

1. accessory; supplementary.

Word History and Origins

Origin of accessorial¹

First recorded in 1720–30; accessory + -al ¹

Example Sentences

She exchanges some faux-profound dialogue with Blocker about finding comfort in the finality of death, and even gets to brandish a musket in a key moment, but her utility to the story is mostly accessorial.

From The Guardian

As of Dec. 28, UPS will also raise shipping rates and so-called accessorial rates, extra charges for handling hazardous materials, for example.

From Wall Street Journal

The monsters in District 9 – described as prawns – looked like pint-sized Transformers with accessorial tentacles and snouts.

From The Guardian

Of or pertaining to an accessory; as, accessorial agency, accessorial guilt.

From Project Gutenberg

Among the acts which are accessorial to occupation, the chief is Discovery.

From Project Gutenberg