verbal adjective

nounGrammar.

an adjective derived from a verb, as, in English, smiling in smiling eyes, or, in Greek, batós “going,” “moving,” derived from baínen “to go,” “to move.”

Origin of verbal adjective

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First recorded in 1810–20

Words Nearby verbal adjective

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How to use verbal adjective in a sentence

This is the termination of the present participle and verbal adjective derived from verbs in -a.
Frdric Mistral | Charles Alfred Downer

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