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phrasal

[ frey-zuh l ]
/ ˈfreɪ zəl /
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adjective

of, consisting of, or of the nature of a phrase or phrases: phrasal construction.

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Words related to phrasal

rhetorical, unwritten, exact, literal, oral, said, stated, verbatim, expressed, lexical, lingual, told

Words nearby phrasal

photuria, php, phr., phragmites, phragmoplast, phrasal, phrasal verb, phrase, phrase book, phrase marker, phrase structure

Origin of phrasal

First recorded in 1870–75; phrase + -al1

OTHER WORDS FROM phrasal

phras·al·ly, adverb
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Examples from the Web for phrasal

  • Instances rare in wisdom and phrasal conciseness are to be encountered on every other page of Beaumont.

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British Dictionary definitions for phrasal

phrasal
/ (ˈfreɪzəl) /

adjective

of, relating to, or composed of phrases

Derived forms of phrasal

phrasally, adverb
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