commentarial
1
7.7
- adjective
- /ˌkɒmənˈtɛəriəl/
- Formal
- The commentarial notes provided insight into the complex theories discussed in the lecture.
Examples
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Her article included a commentarial section that clarified the main arguments of the book.
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Then you've got basically what is the assembly commentarial, where you basically have to accrue information in steps.
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On the contrary, this omission allowed the translators to freely insert commentarial texts (Upanisadbh?sya-s) into the original narratives.
Academic text (2015) -
To be unplaceable, they need only be attached not to some other event (which would require the narrative to define them as being earlier or later) but to the (atemporal) commentarial discourse that accompanies them (83).
Academic text (2001) -
Many students refer to commentarial texts to gain a deeper understanding of the subject matter.
Synonyms
1
7.3
Giving short opinions or remarks about something
How Explanatory
26
3.8
- Formal
1
7.7
3
7.0
- US
16
6.3
31
4.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
commentarial = commentary (transparent) = comment + ary + al
The adjective is formed regularly from 'commentary' plus '-al', so the meaning 'relating to commentary' is straightforward.
Etymology
Commentarial comes from comment and commentary, which come from an old Latin word meaning 'to think' or 'note'. A comment is a small note that helps explain something, so commentarial means 'relating to notes or explanations'.