actional

adjective

ac·​tion·​al

ˈak-shə-nᵊl,

-shnəl

1

: relating to action or an action

2

of a passive verb form : expressing an action (such as was closed in "the door was closed at eight o'clock")

—contrasted with statal

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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