accentual

[ ak-sen-choo-uhl ]

adjective

1. of or relating to accent or stress.
2. Prosody. of or relating to poetry based on the number of stresses, as distinguished from poetry depending on the number of syllables or quantities.

accentual

/ ækˈsɛntʃʊəl /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or having accents; rhythmic
2. prosody of or relating to verse based on the number of stresses in a line rather than on the number of syllables Compare quantitative

Derived Forms

• acˈcentually, adverb

Other Words From

• ac·centu·ali·ty noun
• ac·centu·al·ly adverb
• nonac·centu·al adjective
• nonac·centu·al·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of accentual¹

1600–10; < Latin accentu ( s ) ( accent ) + -al ¹

Example Sentences

Eventually, he stirs in some variations of speed and volume, accentual bursts of sound, with deeper tones and crunch.

From New York Times

Otherwise, they dress like the British, their mother tongue is English, with an accentual twang of Indian and they are Christians.

From BBC

In an accentual manner; in accordance with accent.

From Project Gutenberg

Although the line is syllabic, the rhymes create a contrastingly accentual effect.

From The Guardian

Technical points worth attention here are the bold reversal of the regular accentual stress twice over in the first line, and the strained use of ‘store’ for ‘fill’ and ‘recognizance’ for ‘recognition.’

From Project Gutenberg