ADJECTIVAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does adjectival mean? 

• ADJECTIVAL (adjective)
  The adjective ADJECTIVAL has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or functioning as an adjective

  Familiarity information: ADJECTIVAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ADJECTIVAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or functioning as an adjective

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

adjectival; adjective

Context example:

an adjective clause

Pertainym:

adjective (the word class that qualifies nouns)

Derivation:

adjective (the word class that qualifies nouns)

adjective (a word that expresses an attribute of something)

 Context examples 

An adjectival term used to specify and describe a disease appearance or processes.

(Disease Qualifier, NCI Thesaurus)

An adjectival term used to specify a region of the body or other concepts associated with the body.

(Anatomy Qualifier, NCI Thesaurus)

The NCI term type designation for the adjectival form of a noun.

(AD Term Type, NCI Thesaurus)