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Go ahead, Hemingway, and make adjectival entertainment out of the Dolphins’ 17-9 win against Houston.
Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, 7 Nov. 2021
Unfortunately, we are often forced by clients to engage in adjectival warfare, superfluous tech-headese and gratuitous garble.
Wired Blogs, WIRED, 24 Oct. 2000
Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, 7 Nov. 2021
Unfortunately, we are often forced by clients to engage in adjectival warfare, superfluous tech-headese and gratuitous garble.
Wired Blogs, WIRED, 24 Oct. 2000
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First Known Use
1647, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Adjectival.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adjectival. Accessed 7 Dec. 2022.
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