adjectival
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or used as an adjective.
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describing by means of many adjectives; depending for effect on intensive qualification of subject matter, as a writer, style, or essay.
Other Word Forms
- adjectivally adverb
- nonadjectival adjective
- nonadjectivally adverb
- preadjectival adjective
- preadjectivally adverb
Etymology
Origin of adjectival
Vocabulary lists containing adjectival
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Example Sentences
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“Going Dutch” is a contemporary military workplace family comedy, not necessarily in that adjectival order.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2024
Many verb and adjectival forms being feminine, regular mention of captivity, and recurring names - such as Walsingham - all put them on the trail of Mary.
From BBC • Feb. 8, 2023
“Children are a crushing responsibility,” Leda tells Callie at one point, Colman’s steady gaze and adjectival emphasis only heightening her character’s allure.
From New York Times • Dec. 30, 2021
In one unbelievable Olympic week, he drained what cynical souls once claimed was the inexhaustible adjectival fount of the sports writers.
From Washington Times • Aug. 2, 2020
The company was right not to revise it to Think Differently: the verb think can take an adjectival complement which refers to the nature of the thoughts being entertained.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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