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participial

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[pahr-tuh-sip-ee-uhl] / ˌpɑr təˈsɪp i əl /

adjective

  1. of or relating to a participle.

  2. similar to or formed from a participle.

noun

  1. a participle.

Other Word Forms

  • participiality noun
  • participially adverb

Etymology

Origin of participial

1560–70; < Latin participiālis, equivalent to participi ( um ) participle + -ālis -al 1

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But the Rumanian siren, speaking sonorously in a participial dialect of her own, is a fresh creation; and Hume Cronyn's Freddie Potts might be something straight out of the early Booth Tarkington.

From Time Magazine Archive

Having perused well the chronicle of the week, the Vigilant Patriot views with alarm: The favorite participial utterance of a distinguished corps.

From Time Magazine Archive

What participial adjective is formed from the verb "dignify"? Ans.

From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton

To say I have drunk, is to use an ambiguous expression; since drunk may be either a participle minus its termination, or a pr�terite with a participial sense.

From A Handbook of the English Language by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)

Several young ladies had come, Miss Sen replied in her best participial manner.

From Molly Brown's Sophomore Days by Speed, Nell

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