deadjectival

English edit

Alternative forms edit

(abbreviation): deadj.

Etymology edit

de- (“from”) +‎ adjectival.^[1]

Adjective edit

deadjectival (not comparable)

(grammar) Deriving from an adjective.
Coordinate terms: denominal, deverbal, denumeral, depronominal, deinterjectional

Translations edit

deriving from an adjective

Finnish: adjektiivikantainen
Polish: odprzymiotnikowy

Noun edit

deadjectival (plural deadjectivals)

(grammar) A word derived from an adjective.
Coordinate terms: denominal, deverbal

Translations edit

word derived from an adjective

Finnish: adjektiivikantainen sana

References edit

^ John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “de-adjectival, a.”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.

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