n.
Function: adjective
Date: 1594
1 : added or joined as an accompanying object or circumstance
2 : attached in a subordinate or temporary capacity to a staff <an adjunct professor>
– ad · junct · ly \ ' a- ˌ j ə ŋ (k)-tl ē , - ˌ j ə ŋ k-l ē \ adverb