derivational

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At present it is a derivational syllable by which we can convert an adjective into an adverb: brave, brave-ly.

From A Handbook of the English Language by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)

For such languages the number concept has no syntactic significance whatever, is not essentially conceived of as defining a relation, but falls into the group of derivational or even of basic concepts.

From Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech by Sapir, Edward

As far as Latin and Greek are concerned, their inflection consists essentially of the fusing of elements that express logically impure relational concepts with radical elements and with elements expressing derivational concepts.

From Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech by Sapir, Edward

The derivational element -ihl “in the house” does not mitigate this vagueness or generality; inikw-ihl is still “fire in the house” or “burn in the house.”

From Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech by Sapir, Edward

At times, such as when he describes the preterit subjunctive as agueta raba, his divisions fly in the face of derivational history.

From Diego Collado's Grammar of the Japanese Language by Spear, Richard L.