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gerundial

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Pertaining to or behaving like a gerund.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • the gerundial suffix -ing in the English language

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gerundal, gerundive

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

relating to or like a gerund

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the gerundial suffix `-ing'

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin gerundium + -al. By surface analysis, gerund + -ial.