deviational

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adjective

Of, pertaining to, involving or inclining toward some form of deviation.

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Meanings

adjectivedeviational (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, pertaining to, involving or inclining toward some form of deviation.

    The verbs which diner in the perfect and the supine may be called deviational, as in a marked way deviating (de, from, and via, a way) from the ordinary forms, and those that are without certain parts may be termed defective (de, from, and facio, I make).

    1856, John R. Beard, “Lessons in Latin”, in The Popular Educator, volume 2, page 70

Origin

From deviation + -al.

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deviational. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deviational

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“deviational.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deviational. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deviational,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deviational.

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