A. adj. Existing in addition, coming by way of addition; added; adscititious. Const. rarely to.
1646. Sir T. Browne, Pseud. Ep., 2. There were no lesse then two mistakes, or rather additionall mendacites.
1688. Col. Rec. Pennsylv., I. 219. Being explanatory and additional to a former Law.
1794. Sullivan, View of Nat., II. 23. A body having received an additional quantity of electric fluid, is said to be overcharged or positively electrified.
1824. Dibdin, Libr. Comp., 37. The last volume contains additional matter.
1870. Miss Mitford, in L’Estrange’s Life, I. vi. 198. What vile wretches these ministers are to think of putting an additional tax on dogs.
B. sb. An additional matter or particular; something added; an addition; an ‘extra.’ In the Univ. of Cambridge (Engl.) fam. for ‘Additional Subjects of Examination in Mathematics’ in the ‘Previous Examination.’
1639. Fuller, Holy War, II. iv. (1840), 52. Their second master made some additionals to their profession.
1647. Sprigg, Ang. Rediv., IV. iv. (1854), 238. As an additional to the occurrences of these five days.
1673. W. Cave, Prim. Chr., II. i. 9. Having no beauty of their own [they] fly to the additionals of dresses and paintings.
1882. Girton Rev., July 7. The majority take the Additionals … simply because it is practically the only recognised door of admission to a Tripos.
