complemental

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He falls in love, not so much with what is ideally lovable in a woman, but what is practically complemental to his own nature.

From Belford's Magazine, Volume II, No. 8, January, 1889 by Various

The large relative size of the rostrum in the complemental male both of this species and of S. Peronii, is a remarkable character, which I can in no way account for.

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

"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

Adj. reciprocal, mutual, commutual†, correlative, reciprocative, interrelated, closely related; alternate; interchangeable; interdependent; international; complemental, complementary.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark

Perhaps they were really mated, their pettinesses and selfishnesses peculiarly complemental.

From We Can't Have Everything by Hughes, Rupert