adjective
- of, relating to, or having the nature of a prefix
Usage: linguistics
Examples
- The prefixal element ‘un-‘ changes the meaning of the word.
- Students studied prefixal morphemes in their linguistics class.
- The prefixal nature of ‘re-‘ makes it easy to create new words.
- Prefixal attachment is common in English word formation.
- The teacher explained prefixal patterns in vocabulary development.