inflectional

[in-flek-shuh-nl]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or used in inflection.

   an inflectional ending.

2. Linguistics.,  pertaining to or noting a language, as Latin, characterized by the use of inflection, especially morphemic fusion or irregular morphophonemic alternation.

Other Word Forms

• inflectionally adverb
• noninflectional adjective
• noninflectionally adverb
• preinflectional adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of inflectional¹

First recorded in 1825–35; inflection + -al ¹