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English
Noun
participial adjective (plural participial adjectives)
- A participle used as an adjective; it may be either a present participle or a past participle, and used either attributively or predicatively.
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- drowning (pres. part.): the drowning man
- drowned (p. part.): the drowned man
- hammering (pres. part.): the hammering carpenter
- hammered (p. part.): the hammered nail
- mesmerizing (pres. part.): the show was mesmerizing
- mesmerized (p. part.): the audience was mesmerized
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