Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or functioning as an adjective.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Belonging to or like an adjective; having the import of an adjective.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or relating to the relating to the adjective; of the nature of an adjective; adjective.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective law Of or relating to
procedure , especially to technicalities thereof. - noun An adjectival phrase or clause.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to or functioning as an adjective
Etymologies
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Examples
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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.
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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).
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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.
A Complete Grammar of Esperanto Ivy Kellerman Reed 1922
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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.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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In Irish, the adjectival phrase go leόr, meaning “enough,” comes after the words it modifies.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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In Irish, the adjectival phrase go leόr, meaning “enough,” comes after the words it modifies.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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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.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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[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.”
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Its title, a statement in its own right and an adjectival phrase, is a typical Emin reflexive.
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Note about descriptions: I much prefer adjectival descriptions, rather than numerical.
milosrdenstvi commented on the word adjectival
A favorite nonce of mine, intended to stand in for synonyms which do not come to mind.
November 9, 2010