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imperatival

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
im-per-a-ti-val
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the imperative mood.

Etymology

Etymology tree English imperative Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English imperatival From imperative + -al.

Inflected Forms

more imperatival (comparative) most imperatival (superlative)

Rhymes With

arrival survival rival revival arch-rival gingival adjectival archrival conjunctival perspectival estival subconjunctival

Questions

What does imperatival mean?
Of or pertaining to the imperative mood.
Where does imperatival come from?
Etymology tree English imperative Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English imperatival From imperative + -al.

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