de-adjectival, a.
(diːædʒɪkˈtaɪvəl)
[f. de- + adjectival a.]
Derived from an adjective.
| 1934 Priebsch & Collinson German Lang. iii. 225 De-adjectival verbs like füllen from voll, heilen from heil. 1962 B. M. H. Strang Mod. Eng. Structure vi. 97 Words that I shall call de-adjectival class nouns..are homonymous with adjectives. |