English edit

Etymology edit

Latin subsecivus, from sub (under) and secare (to cut).

Adjective edit

subsecive (comparative more subsecive, superlative most subsecive)

  1. (formal, rare) Remaining; extra; spare.
    He filled his subsecive hours with crossword puzzles.

References edit

  • The Century dictionary: an encyclopedic lexicon of the English language (1891)