possessional adjective

English

Examples
‎prong + ‎-ed → ‎pronged ‎sorrow + ‎-ful → ‎sorrowful ‎meat + ‎-y → ‎meaty ‎pomp + ‎-ous → ‎pompous ‎knowledge + ‎-able → ‎knowledgeable ‎intellect + ‎-ual → ‎intellectual ‎style + ‎-ish → ‎stylish ‎module + ‎-ar → ‎modular ‎statue + ‎-esque → ‎statuesque ‎child + ‎-like → ‎child-like

Noun

possessional adjective (plural possessional adjectives)

1. (grammar) An adjective indicating that a noun is in possession of, or has the quality of, some other noun; usually formed in English by the affixation of the suffix -ed, -ful, -y, -ous, -able, -ual, -ish, -ar or -esque, or the suffixoid -like, to the noun being possessed.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with possessive adjective, which is a synonym for possessive determiner.

Antonyms

• privative adjective

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