Adjectival

Word ADJECTIVAL
Character 10
Hyphenation ad jec ti val
Pronunciations /ˌæ.dʒɛkˈtaɪ.vəl/

Definitions and meanings of "Adjectival"

What do we mean by adjectival?

Of, relating to, or functioning as an adjective. adjective

Belonging to or like an adjective; having the import of an adjective.

Of or relating to the relating to the adjective; of the nature of an adjective; adjective. adjective

Of or relating to procedure, especially to technicalities thereof. adjective

An adjectival phrase or clause. noun

Of or relating to or functioning as an adjective adjective

An adjectival phrase or clause.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Adjectival

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The word "adjectival" in example sentences

Gonzales apparently thought no one would read beyond the overly clever, first-word adjectival euphemism in the memo's title: Humane Treatment of al-Qaeda and Taliban Detainees. ❋ Unknown (2009)

To do that, you need either these intensifiers (hen3, zhen1 etc.) or a so-called adjectival verb (don't worry ...) like gao1 (tall) gui4 (expensive) or xiao3 (small). ❋ Unknown (2008)

Intransitive verbs may similarly be formed from "adjectival" roots, and indicate the acquiring of the characteristic or quality expressed in the root: lacigxi, to become tired, to get tired. varmigxi, to become warm, to get warm. maljunigxi, to become old, to age. ❋ Ivy Kellerman Reed (1922)

American dictionaries usually tilt in the other direction, giving the concept as a one-word adjective, deluxe, and noting the French adjectival phrase from which it arose. ❋ Leslie Dunton-Downer (2010)

In Irish, the adjectival phrase go leόr, meaning “enough,” comes after the words it modifies. ❋ Leslie Dunton-Downer (2010)

But as it turns out, the adjectival form is totally fine there. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Its title, a statement in its own right and an adjectival phrase, is a typical Emin reflexive. ❋ Unknown (2011)

All of them say the same thing, that stanch is the more common verbal spelling and that staunch is the more common adjectival spelling, but that the two are interchangeable. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Note about descriptions: I much prefer adjectival descriptions, rather than numerical. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The problem with nice is that every one of its potential meanings is adjectival, so if you say Timothy is a nice young man, you have very little information about which meaning of nice is intended*. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Prokofiev 1891-1953 has been saddled with both terms, usually with "ironic" or "sardonic" added as adjectival stiffeners: pleasure with salt. ❋ Unknown (2012)

Morgenson and Rosner write with heart-pounding urgency and a kind of adjectival telegraphese where Tim Geithner becomes the "relaxed regulator" and Mozilo "the hotheaded butcher's son." ❋ Robert Teitelman (2011)

[I] t seems self-evident that any adjectival phrase in the form “A or B” necessarily encompasses a broader sweeep than a phrase in the form “A and B.” ❋ Unknown (2010)

We need to take it one step further and show that verbal staunch (and adjectival stanch) are okay. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Cross Reference for Adjectival

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