deadjectival
English
editAlternative forms
edit- (abbreviation): deadj.
Etymology
editFrom de- (“from”) + adjectival.[1]
Adjective
editdeadjectival (not comparable)
- (grammar) Deriving from an adjective.
- Coordinate terms: denominal, deverbal, denumeral, depronominal, deinterjectional
Translations
editderiving from an adjective
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Noun
editdeadjectival (plural deadjectivals)
Translations
editword derived from an adjective
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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.