adjectival
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or used as an adjective.
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describing by means of many adjectives; depending for effect on intensive qualification of subject matter, as a writer, style, or essay.
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These represent what one has aptly called "Substantive Christianity," as distinct from "Adjectival Christianity," which men are prone to overemphasize and to exalt unto the heavens.
From India, Its Life and Thought by Jones, John P. (John Peter)
Adjectival, 111, 207, 209b; distinguished from simple adjectives, 213.
From The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary by Cox, George
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