adjustmentaladj.

Brit.

/ədʒʌstˈmɛntl/, U.S.

/ˌædʒəstˈmɛn(t)l/,

/əˌdʒəstˈmɛn(t)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: adjustment n., -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < adjustment n. + -al suffix¹.

Chiefly Psychology.

Relating to or involving an adjustment to a new or different environment; cf. adjustment n. 4.

ΚΠ

1912 K. Dunlap Syst. Psychol. xviii. 316 This theory is excluded by experiments which absolutely preclude any adjustmental variation and which yet find fluctuations occurring.

1967 Organizational Behavior & Human Performance ii. 73 Through an introduction of experimental confederates into task-oriented work teams, it was possible to manipulate various aspects of the adjustmental process.

1989 Diss. Abstr. Internat. 51 a303 Lack of acculturation hampered their adjustmental efficacy.

2000 R. Alsop Reversal of Fortunes? vi. 152 The scale of job loss and the intensity of adjustmental difficulties were heightened by the political (mis)management of economic restructuring.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	adjustmental
释义	adjustmentaladj. Brit. /ədʒʌstˈmɛntl/, U.S. /ˌædʒəstˈmɛn(t)l/, /əˌdʒəstˈmɛn(t)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: adjustment n., -al suffix¹. Etymology: < adjustment n. + -al suffix¹. Chiefly Psychology. Relating to or involving an adjustment to a new or different environment; cf. adjustment n. 4. ΚΠ 1912 K. Dunlap Syst. Psychol. xviii. 316 This theory is excluded by experiments which absolutely preclude any adjustmental variation and which yet find fluctuations occurring. 1967 Organizational Behavior & Human Performance ii. 73 Through an introduction of experimental confederates into task-oriented work teams, it was possible to manipulate various aspects of the adjustmental process. 1989 Diss. Abstr. Internat. 51 a303 Lack of acculturation hampered their adjustmental efficacy. 2000 R. Alsop Reversal of Fortunes? vi. 152 The scale of job loss and the intensity of adjustmental difficulties were heightened by the political (mis)management of economic restructuring. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1912
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