"possessional adjective" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: possessional adjectives [plural]
Head templates: {{en-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. Categories (topical): Grammar Translations (possessional adjective): przymiotnik jakościowy [masculine] (Polish)

Inflected forms

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