English · suffix
-al
relating to
Words sharing this root
accidentalA musical sign that changes a note's pitch from the key signature.additionalExtra; added to what already exists.basicallyIn the most important respects or simplest terms.chemicalA substance with a particular composition, or relating to such substances and their reactions.classicalRelating to the European concert-music tradition.classicalRelating to ancient Greek or Roman culture, or an established artistic tradition.collegialRelating to colleges or their institutional life.coronala speech sound made with the front of the tonguecriticalExtremely important or involving serious danger.criticalExpressing careful judgment or finding faults.culturalRelating to the cultivation of living material.educationalIntended to teach or relating to education.electricalRelating to electricity or using it.elementalRelating to the fundamental forces of nature.elementalRelating to something in its basic, unmixed form.emotionalRelating to feelings or showing strong feelings.environmentalRelating to surroundings, especially the natural world.facialA sexual act involving ejaculation onto a face.formalConcerned with structure or logical rules rather than content.fraternalDeveloping from separate fertilized eggs.instrumentalMusic played on instruments rather than sung.intramuralLocated within the wall of an organ or other structure.lingualRelating to language or speech.lingualRelating to the tongue.logicalFollowing clear, consistent reasoning.longitudinalRelating to a location's position east or west of a reference meridian.marginalSituated at the outer edge rather than the center.mentalWildly irrational or unusual, in informal and sometimes offensive use.mercurialContaining or relating to the metal mercury.mitralShaped like a bishop's ceremonial headdress.modalityA formal category expressing how a statement relates to possibility or necessity.monumentalRelating to structures built to commemorate people or events.nationalRelating to a nation.naturallyBy nature, without artificial means, or as expected.nominalRelating to names.nominalExpressed in money terms without adjustment for inflation.nominalWithin acceptable operating limits.occasionalHappening sometimes rather than regularly.parietalRelating to rules governing campus residences.pastoralRelating to country life, especially shepherds' lives.pastoralRelating to a minister's spiritual care of a congregation.pedalRelating to the foot or feet.politicalRelating to government, public power, or competition for influence.portalRelating to the vein that carries blood from digestive organs to the liver.professionalRelating to paid skilled work, or a person who does such work.psychTo unsettle people or undermine their confidence.psychologicalRelating to the mind, feelings, or behavior.radialRelating to the forearm bone on the thumb side.residentialRelating to places where people live.temporalRelating to the temples at the sides of the head.temporalRelating to worldly rather than spiritual matters.temporalRelating to time.traditionalFollowing customs or practices passed down over time.tropicalRelating to the warm regions near the equator.verbalRelating to a verb.virginalSexually inexperienced or untouched.