"pseudoverbal" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pseudoverbal.wav
Etymology: From pseudo- + verbal. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pseudo|verbal}} pseudo- + verbal Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} pseudoverbal (not comparable)
  1. (linguistics) Having some of the characteristics of a verb, though not in fact a verb. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-pseudoverbal-en-adj-Sr2bt9lv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pseudo-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pseudo-: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 14 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  2. (linguistics) Appearing to have speaking skills that are not in fact present. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-pseudoverbal-en-adj-JM5f2wof Categories (other): English terms prefixed with pseudo- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pseudo-: 45 55 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: pseudoverb
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