adjectival
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- adjective
- /ˌædʒɪkˈtɪvəl/
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adjetival
- The word "happy" is often used as an adjectival modifier in sentences like "She is a happy child."
- adjectival form
- adjectival subordination
There's no adjectival qualia, but consciousness is still present.
- There's no adjectival qualia, but consciousness is still present.
Examples
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"Given this context, it might be possible to understand the adjectival form, (...) as a synonym for "imperial" because the "inhabited earth" was the empire.
Academic text (2009) -
As an example, although I am familiar with Detroit, I have no idea what the adjectival form is.
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"On the third hand, not many British cities have adjectival forms, or at least not widely used ones.
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Maybe this is because speakers are less familiar with the adjectival form of smaller places.
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I suspect an adjectival form is something that develops over time.
Blog text (18) -
"Amazigh is the adjectival form of the word.
Academic text (2006) -
The Bedouins use this particular adjectival form in reference only to females.
Academic text (2006) -
(Gaditana is the adjectival form of Cadiz).
Academic text (1998) -
But these qualifications never took what might be called a strong adjectival form, never became permanent or exclusive qualities of America's abstract politics and citizenship.
Academic text (1990) -
The noun form, "ecumenism," came to refer primarily to the intra-Christian dialogue efforts, whereas the adjectival form, "ecumenical," has continued to be widely used to refer to inter-, as opposed to intra-dialogue, cooperation, etc.
Academic text (2014)
Synonyms
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About a word that describes a noun
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word adjectival comes from adjective, which in Latin was built from ad- 'to' and jacere 'to throw'. Think of an adjective as something 'thrown to' or 'added to' a noun to describe it, so adjectival means 'relating to' or 'working like' an adjective.