de-adjectival

de-adjectival
\(|)dē+\ adjective
Etymology: de- + adjective + -al
: derived from an adjective (as weaken from weak)

a de-adjectival verb


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  • Adjectival — may refer to: * Adjective, a part of speech that modifies a noun or a pronoun * Adjectival noun or sometimes adjectival , a noun that functions as an adjective, especially in Japanese grammar …   Wikipedia

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  • Adjectival participle — Adjectival participles are built out of a verb (mostly with a suffix), and in most cases they play the role of the sentence element called attribute in the grammar of some languages (Russian [http://www.alphadictionary.com/rusgrammar/particip.html… …   Wikipedia

  • adjectival law — the law relating to procedure. Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001 …   Law dictionary

  • adjectival — (adj.) 1797, from ADJECTIVE (Cf. adjective) + AL (Cf. al) (1) …   Etymology dictionary

  • adjectival — |èt| adj. 2 g. Relativo ao adjetivo ou que tem a natureza dele.   ♦ [Portugal] Grafia de adjetival antes do Acordo Ortográfico de 1990.   ♦ Grafia no Brasil: adjetival …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • Adjectival noun (Japanese) — An adjectival noun (Japanese: 形容動詞, keiyō dōshi , adjectival verb ) or sometimes just adjectival is a noun that functions as an adjective. This term is often used in analyses of the Japanese language to refer to members of the word class commonly …   Wikipedia

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