participial

[ pahr-tuh-sip-ee-uhl ]

adjective

1. of or relating to a participle.
2. similar to or formed from a participle.

noun

1. a participle.

Other Words From

• parti·cipi·ali·ty noun
• parti·cipi·al·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of participial¹

1560–70; < Latin participiālis, equivalent to participi ( um ) participle + -ālis -al ¹

Example Sentences

What participial adjective is formed from the verb "dignify"? Ans.

From Literature

His sentences are not composed; they are spun in a continuous thread, an endless chain of prepositional, participial, and relative adjuncts.

From Project Gutenberg

Dangling modifiers, participial phrases, subjects and predicates — all of these terms have as much meaning to students as their Latin counterparts.

From New York Times

Rule 4.—An initial clause or participial phrase must be set off from the rest of the sentence by a comma.

From Project Gutenberg

There are four participial clauses here, which seem all to stand on one level, and to present an analysis in more detail of the component parts of this worthy walk.

From Project Gutenberg