| 单词 | adjective-forming |
| 释义 | > as lemmasadjective-forming adjective-forming adj. ΚΠ 1864 Ann. Rep. Board of Regents Smithsonian Inst. 1863 Gen App. 99 A study of the other forms of our language..shows it [sc. the suffix -ly] to be descended from the adjective like, which has been used in all the languages of our family as an adjective-forming suffix. 1972 Language 48 335 The noun-forming affix -al in refusal, acquittal is stress-neutral, while the adjective-forming affix -al in theatrical, autumnal is not. 2010 M. J. Endley Ling. Perspectives on Eng. Gram. iii. 86 As with nouns, there are several adjective-forming suffixes that can be usefully introduced to student. < as lemmas |
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