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participial

American  
[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

Example Sentences

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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

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

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

From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton

Sometimes for emphasis a participial phrase or an adverbial clause precedes the subject.

From Business English A Practice Book by Buhlig, Rose

A participial phrase will often serve for a clause or a sentence.

From English: Composition and Literature by Webster, W. F. (William Franklin)

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