1. things added to something else as supplementary rather than essential parts
Usage: plural of adjunct
2. part-time or temporary faculty members at colleges or universities
Usage: academic context
3. words or phrases that modify or provide additional information about other sentence elements
Usage: grammar

Examples

• The music and decorations were nice adjuncts to the main event.
• Many universities rely heavily on adjuncts to teach introductory courses.
• The college hired several adjuncts for the fall semester.
• These features are useful adjuncts to the basic software package.
• In grammar, adverbs often function as adjuncts in sentences.
• The therapy sessions included meditation as one of several adjuncts to traditional treatment.
• Adjuncts typically receive lower pay than full-time professors.