'Participial' definitions:
Definition of 'participial'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Of or relating to or consisting of participles; "participial inflections"
noun
A non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses [syn: participle, participial]
Definition of 'Participial'
From: GCIDE
- Participial \Par`ti*cip"i*al\, n. A participial word. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Participial'
From: GCIDE
- Participial \Par`ti*cip"i*al\, a. [L. participialis: cf. E. participal. See Participle.] Having, or partaking of, the nature and use of a participle; formed from a participle; as, a participial noun. --Lowth. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'participial'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adjectival,
- adverbial,
- attributive,
- conjunctive,
- copulative,
- correct,
- formal,
- functional,
- glossematic,
- grammatic,
- intransitive,
- linking,
- nominal,
- postpositional,
- prepositional,
- pronominal,
- structural,
- substantive,
- syntactic,
- tagmemic,
- transitive,
- verbal