modificationaladj.
/ˌmɒdᵻfᵻˈkeɪʃn̩(ə)l/, /ˌmɒdᵻfᵻˈkeɪʃən(ə)l/, U.S. /ˌmɑdəfəˈkeɪʃən(ə)l/, /ˌmɑdəfəˈkeɪʃn(ə)l/ Relating to, characterized by, or arising from modification.
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the world > time > change > [adjective] > varying or modifying > modified
modified1866
paraschematic1868
modificational1924
retrofitted1951
1862 F. Hall tr. N. N. Gore Rational Refut. Hindu Philos. Syst. 284 Its epithet visuddha, ‘pure’, is intended to severalize it from ‘modificational cognition’.
1924 J. A. Thompson in Glasgow Herald 19 July 4 When we put aside these parasitic diseases and modificational diseases, there remain those that may be called constitutional.
1996 Off Road (Nexis) Jan. 88 A low-rider kit on a Hummer would be a modificational felony, and most people don't think about putting a flame job on a CJ.
Derivatives
ˌmodifiˈcationally adv.
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the world > time > change > [adverb]
inconstantly1549
changeably1567
changingly1580
variably?1591
fickle1596
unsettledlyc1598
mutably1611
changefully1615
up and down1643
veeringly1847
varyinglyc1862
kaleidoscopically1866
shiftily1878
modificationally1908
variationally1961
1908 Athenæum 11 July 47/2 Many of the unfit are only modificationally unfit.
1995 Off Road (Nexis) Dec. 68 Modificationally, tires and wheels are tops on most people's lists.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1862