complemental

Example Sentences

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"The complemental dot on his i of a commonly civilized human creature!" said Dr. Middleton, looking at his watch and finding it too late to leave the house before morning.

From The Egoist by Meredith, George

He blended the complemental conceptions of divinity and humanity.

From Twentieth Century Negro Literature Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought on the Vital Topics Relating to the American Negro by Culp, Daniel Wallace

No; the response must be in kind to be truly complemental.

From Between the Dark and the Daylight by Howells, William Dean

Small portion of the outer integument of the complemental male, as seen with a 1/8th of an inch object glass.

From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles

In a happy marriage these differences become complemental, rendering possible that superior unity in which the two are made one.

From What a Young Husband Ought to Know by Stall, Sylvanus