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deadjectival

deadjectival adjective: deriving from an adjective.

Adjective

deadjectival (not comparable)

  1. Deriving from an adjective.

Noun

deadjectival (plural deadjectivals)

  1. A word derived from an adjective.

Forms of deadjectival

Adjective
alternative formdeadj.
Noun
pluraldeadjectivals

Origin of deadjectival

From de- (“from”) + adjectival.

Questions about deadjectival

What does deadjectival mean?
Deadjectival means deriving from an adjective.
What part of speech is deadjectival?
Deadjectival can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near deadjectival in the dictionary

  1. deadish
  2. deadishness
  3. deaditor
  4. deaditors
  5. deadj.
  6. deadjectival
  7. deadjectivals
  8. deadland
  9. deadlands
  10. deadlatch
  11. deadlatched

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