prepositional

American  

[prep-uh-zish-uhn-uhl] / ˌprɛp əˈzɪʃ ən əl /

adjective

1. Grammar. relating to, containing, or expressed by means of a preposition.

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Other Word Forms

• prepositionally adverb

Example Sentences

But she points out that even when using an algorithm and controlling for prepositional phrases and the like, significant overlap occurs between the lists of most frequently used words in high-peace and low-peace countries.

From Scientific American

And I mistook a perfectly good English word, “rosé,” for the Polish prepositional phrase “o rosie,” which means “about the dew.”

From Washington Post

Then she claps her hands and starts talking about prepositional phrases.

From Literature

“Esmeralda,” she called in a musical voice, “would you please come up and mark the prepositional phrase?”

From Literature

He laments the prepositional evasions in academic and managerial writing: all those “notions of” and “issues surrounding.”

From New York Times