adjectival

adj
/ˌæ.dʒɛkˈtaɪ.vəl/UK/ˌæ.d͡ʒəkˈtaɪ.vəl/US/əɖˈdʒɛk.ʈɪ.ʋəl/

Etymology

From adjective + -al.

  1. derived from adiectivus
  2. derived from adjectif
  3. inherited from adjectif
  4. formed as adjectival — “adjective + -al

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to or functioning as an adjective.

    • adjectival syntax
    • adjectival noun
    • As we can have the adjectival forms bright, brighter, brightest, so we can have the adverbial forms brightly, brightlier, brightliest, but degree is alike inconceivable in the adjective ‘round,’ and the A. ‘here.’
  2. Of or relating to procedure, especially to technicalities thereof.

  3. An adjectival phrase or clause.

    • Within this line of reasoning, then, Tagalog is classified as a language in which adjectivals are essentially neutral between a nouny and a verby interpretation.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at adjectival. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at adjectival. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at adjectival

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA