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Bashyboy Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
Prejudicial
Hello,
During my reading, I came across the pair of words "prejudicial attitude." I figured that this meant the attitude was characterized by prejudice; i.e., that one thought or behaved with prejudice or out of prejudice. I was quite perplexed (and still am) to find that dictionary.com defines this word as
"causing prejudice or disadvantage; detrimental."
The especially perplexing part came when I searched the meaning of suffix 'al,' which dictionary.com defines
"of the kind of, pertaining to, having theform or character of"
Here is how thefreedictionary defines it; Of, relating to, or characterized by
So, what is going on?
During my reading, I came across the pair of words "prejudicial attitude." I figured that this meant the attitude was characterized by prejudice; i.e., that one thought or behaved with prejudice or out of prejudice. I was quite perplexed (and still am) to find that dictionary.com defines this word as
"causing prejudice or disadvantage; detrimental."
The especially perplexing part came when I searched the meaning of suffix 'al,' which dictionary.com defines
"of the kind of, pertaining to, having theform or character of"
Here is how thefreedictionary defines it; Of, relating to, or characterized by
So, what is going on?
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Bashyboy So, what is going on? I don't quite understand your problem. Words are not merely the sum of their parts but take on added meanings through use.
- Bashyboy So, what is going on?
- I don't quite understand your problem.
- Words are not merely the sum of their parts but take on added meanings through use.
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BashyboySo, what is going on?I don't quite understand your problem. Words are not merely the sum of their parts but take on added meanings through use.
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