adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   That is modified by the addition of a prefix. not-comparable
2. 2
   Taking the role of a prefix. not-comparable
3. 3
   That tends to make use of prefixes (more than suffixes) to create grammatical forms; prefixing. not-comparable

Synonyms

All synonyms

morphological

Etymology

From prefix + -al.

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