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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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adverb

in a way that is correct and exact; without error

“She measured the ingredients accurately to ensure the cake turned out perfectly.”

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Dictionary Entry

complementary

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˌkɒmplɪ̈ˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/

A complementary colour.

In a Sentence

“The blue walls and orange curtains create a complementary color scheme in the room.”

Origin

From Latin ‘complementarius’, from ‘complere’ meaning ‘to fill up’.

Common Phrases

. complementarycolors complementarymedicine complementarytherapies complementarydna complementaryrelationship complementarycomplementary two

Synonyms

reciprocalcomplementalinessentialantonymousinterchangeableunessential

Antonyms

contrasting

Related Words

completingcomplementarity

Poetry examples for “complementary”

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