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actional

/ˈækʃənəl/

actional adjective: of, pertaining to, or depicting action, especially physical action.

Adjective

actional (not comparable)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or depicting action, especially physical action.
    • There is his view discussed earlier, for instance, that the actional realm is inimical to human purpose.1999, Bruce Bashford, Oscar Wilde: The Critic as Humanist, page 133
  2. Depicting an action having an agent and a patient.

Origin of actional

From action + -al.

Words formed from actional

Questions about actional

What does actional mean?
Actional means of, pertaining to, or depicting action, especially physical action.
What part of speech is actional?
Actional is an adjective.
How do you pronounce actional?
Actional is pronounced /ˈækʃənəl/.

Words near actional in the dictionary

  1. actionabilities
  2. actionability
  3. actionable
  4. actionables
  5. actionably
  6. actional
  7. actionalism
  8. actionalist
  9. actionalists
  10. actionality
  11. actionaries

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