interjectional

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adjective

Being or pertaining to an interjection.

“Near-synonym: expletive”

Similar
interjectoryejaculativeexpletive
OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English interjection →
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Meanings

adjectiveinterjectional (comparative more interjectional, superlative most interjectional)

comparative more interjectional · superlative most interjectional

  1. Being or pertaining to an interjection.

    Near-synonym: expletive

    1 more example

    "Ouch!" is an interjectional utterance.

    Synonyms: interjectory, ejaculative, expletive

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveBeing or pertaining to an interjection.

Similar
interjectoryejaculativeexpletive
Also see
exclamationalinterjectionaryinterjectory

Origin

  1. Englishinterjection
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishinterjectional

From interjection + -al.

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APA

interjectional. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interjectional

MLA

“interjectional.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interjectional. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “interjectional,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interjectional.

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