actional

English

Etymology

action +‎ -al

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈækʃənəl/

Adjective

actional (comparative more actional, superlative most actional)

1. Of, pertaining to, or depicting action, especially physical action.
   • 1999, Bruce Bashford, Oscar Wilde: The Critic as Humanist, page 133:

     There is his view discussed earlier, for instance, that the actional realm is inimical to human purpose.

2. (grammar, of a verb) Depicting an action having an agent and a patient.

Derived terms

• actionality
• actionally

Translations

pertaining to action

• Portuguese: acional

Anagrams

• aconital, acontial, anticoal, lacinato