supplemental vs suppletory

supplemental

noun
  • Something that supplements or adds to. 

  • A requisition or article of legislation that provides additional funding for a program. 

adj
  • Lacking a regular schedule (as in a supplemental airline). 

  • Acting to supplement. 

  • Appending. 

suppletory

noun
  • A supplement. 

  • A source of supply. 

adj
  • Making up for deficiencies; supplementary. 

How often have the words supplemental and suppletory occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )