flexionalflectionaladj.
/ˈflɛkʃn̩(ə)l/, U.S. /ˈflɛkʃ(ə)nəl/ Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of flexion, esp. in Grammar: see flexion n. 4. Also, of a language: Possessed of, or based upon flexions. Cf. inflectional adj.
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inflective1799
inflectional1832
flexional1833
fusional1921
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inflected1775
flexional1870
1833 J. C. Hare in Philolog. Museum II. 256 The meaning of a flexional termination.
1862 G. P. Marsh Lect. Eng. Lang. (new ed.) 347 An important advantage of a positional..over a flectional syntax, is that [etc.].
1870 F. W. Farrar Families of Speech iv. 161 A flexional language..makes use of formative elements..purely conventional and mechanical.
1874 A. H. Sayce Princ. Compar. Philol. iv. 156 The clear flectional growth of the verb.
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