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verbal adjective

ver·bal ad·jec·tive
V v

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [vur-buh l aj-ik-tiv]
    • /ˈvɜr bəl ˈædʒ ɪk tɪv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [vur-buh l aj-ik-tiv]
    • /ˈvɜr bəl ˈædʒ ɪk tɪv/

Definition of verbal adjective words

  • noun verbal adjective 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.”. 1

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Origin of verbal adjective

First appearance:

before 1810
One of the 40% newest English words
First recorded in 1810-20

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Parts of speech for Verbal adjective

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

verbal adjective popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

verbal adjective usage trend in Literature

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