English Explanatory Dictionary

pseudo-participial

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having the form of a participial of a verb, but for which no such verb exists. For example, for the adjective yellow-bellied there is no corresponding verb "to yellow-belly".
noun
  1. A pseudo-participial word.

Word forms

pseudo-participial pseudo-participials
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