adject

transitive verb

ad·​ject

ə-ˈjekt,

a-

-ed/-ing/-s

archaic

: to add or annex : join

adjection

ə-ˈjek-shən

noun

plural -s

archaic

Word History

Etymology

Middle English adjecten "to say in addition, attribute, annex," borrowed from Latin adjectus, past participle of adjicere "to throw at, attach, contribute, add to (in speech or writing)," from ad- ad- + jacere "to throw"

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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