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adj. - Relating to or like a noun formed from a verb (such as the `-ing' form of an English verb when used as a noun)

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Usage examples (7)
  • The gerundial suffix `-ing'
  • I never understood, then or now, what the gerundial “the Crying of” meant.
  • This is the gerundial infinitive after an adjective: comp.
  • The gerundial inf. with tô expresses purpose, defines a noun or adjective, or, with the verb be, expresses duty or necessity passively; cf.
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