infinitival
infinitival adjective: of, pertaining to, or formed from an infinitive.
Adjective
infinitival (comparative more infinitival, superlative most infinitival)
- Of, pertaining to, or formed from an infinitive.
- For example, we want to be able to stipulate in the lexical entry for persuade simply that it takes an NP and a clausal Complement ([...]). From the meaning of persuade, it will follow that the clausal Complement cannot be interrogative or exclamative. From independent word-order restrictions (an...1988, Andrew Radford, chapter 7, in Transformational grammar: a first course, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, page 360
- The verb following a modal auxiliary must be in infinitival (untensed) form, such as chase (and not chased, chases, chasing).2025, Edward A. F. Gibson, “Dependency Grammar” (chapter 3), in Syntax: A Cognitive Approach, MIT Press, →DOI, →ISBN, page 69
- Having a function or usage similar to an infinitive.
Antonyms of infinitival
Forms of infinitival
| comparative | more infinitival |
|---|---|
| superlative | most infinitival |
Origin of infinitival
From infinitive + -al.
Words formed from infinitival
Words that rhyme with infinitival
- revival
- arrival
- survival
- rival
- adjectival
- buccogingival
- corrival
- estival
- gingival
- nival
- ogival
- subnival
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- substantival
- ablatival
- accusatival
- aestival
- arch-rival
- archrival
- conjunctival
- corival
- corneoconjunctival
- datival
- deprival
- derival
- diminutival
- distogingival
- genitival
- gerundival
- imperatival
- intraconjunctival
- keratoconjunctival
- myoconjunctival
- negatival
- non-arrival
- nonarrival
- nonconjunctival
- nonrival
- outrival
- passival
- perspectival
- pharyngoconjunctival
- possessival
- predicatival
- relatival
- scleroconjunctival
- subconjunctival
- subgingival
- thyroprival
- transconjunctival
- unarrival
Questions about infinitival
- What does infinitival mean?
- Infinitival means of, pertaining to, or formed from an infinitive.
- What part of speech is infinitival?
- Infinitival is an adjective.
Words near infinitival in the dictionary
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