subsidiary
adjectiveSecondary or supporting rather than principal.
Secondary and supporting
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Clear all filtersSecondary or supporting rather than principal.
Secondary and supporting
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The minimum means or resources needed to stay alive.
To support a claim with evidence or proof.
Food, nourishment, or other support that maintains life or strength.
Planned to achieve a particular immediate purpose or support a larger aim.
Weak, slight, or not strongly supported.
To weaken support, confidence, or effectiveness, often gradually or indirectly.
A supporting basis or foundation, often used in the plural.
Unable to be supported by an adequate reason or acceptable explanation.
Without adequate justification
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Not supported by adequate evidence.
Not justified by sufficient reason or evidence.
Lacking sufficient justification
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To establish that something is sound or supported.
To clear from blame or demonstrate that a position was justified.
Clear from blame
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