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Definition of Phrasal
1. Adjective. Of or relating to or functioning as a phrase. "Phrasal verb"
Definition of Phrasal
1. a. Of the nature of a phrase; consisting of a phrase; as, a phrasal adverb.
Definition of Phrasal
1. Adjective. Referring to, or used in the manner of, a phrase. ¹
2. Adjective. Being a phrase. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Phrasal
1. pertaining to a group of two or more associated words [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Phrasal
Literary usage of Phrasal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Working Principles of Rhetoric Examined in Their Literary Relations and by John Franklin Genung (1900)
"Undertone of phrasal Rhythm.— At the beginning of the chapter it was said that
metre is ... This latter rhythm we call phrasal, or the rhythm of the phrase. ..."
2. The philology of the English tongue by John Earle (1880)
"Instances of this kind are very frequent, in which an adverb of the formal kind
is coupled with one of the phrasal, to the consideration of which we now ..."
3. Elements of Literary Criticism by Charles Frederick Johnson (1898)
"CHAPTER VI THE phrasal POWER THE term phrase usually means a group ot words that
form a part of speech. The noun with its adjective remains a noun, ..."
4. Elements of Literary Criticism by Charles Frederick Johnson (1898)
"CHAPTER VI THE phrasal POWER THE term phrase usually means a group of words that
form a part of speech. The noun with its adjective remains a noun, ..."
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