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evidential

Syllables: ev·i·den·tial/ˌɛ.vɪˈdən.t͡ʃəl/

evidential adjective: of or providing evidence.

Adjective

evidential (comparative more evidential, superlative most evidential)

  1. Of or providing evidence.
    Synonyms:
    evidentiary

Noun

evidential (plural evidentials)

  1. A syntactic element (affix, clitic, or particle) that indicates evidentiality.

Synonyms of evidential

Forms of evidential

Adjective
comparativemore evidential
superlativemost evidential
Noun
pluralevidentials

Origin of evidential

From Medieval Latin ēvidentiālis, from Latin ēvidentia + -ālis.

Words formed from evidential

Questions about evidential

What does evidential mean?
Evidential means of or providing evidence.
What part of speech is evidential?
Evidential can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce evidential?
Evidential is pronounced /ˌɛ.vɪˈdən.t͡ʃəl/.

Words near evidential in the dictionary

  1. evidencers
  2. evidences
  3. evidenceth
  4. evidencing
  5. evident
  6. evidential
  7. evidentialism
  8. evidentialisms
  9. evidentialist
  10. evidentialistic
  11. evidentialists

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