- additional (adj.)
- 1640s, from addition + -al (1). Related: Additionally.
- adenoidal (adj.)
- 1852, from adenoid (gland) (see adenoid) + -al (1).
- agricultural (adj.)
- 1776, from agriculture + -al (1). Related: Agriculturally; agriculturalist.
- aweigh (adj.)
- "raised, perpendicular," 1620s, nautical, from a- (1) + weigh.
- archival (adj.)
- 1800; see archives + -al (1). Related: Archivally.
- architectural (adj.)
- 1762; see architecture + -al (1). Related: Architecturally.
- hacksaw (n.)
- 1867, from hack (v.1) + saw (n.).
- armlet (n.)
- 1530s, diminutive of arm (n.1) with -let.
- handhold (n.)
- 1640s, from hand (n.) + hold (n.1).
- ashy (adj.)
- late 14c., from ash (n.1) + -y (2).
- antiphony (n.)
- 1590s, from Greek antiphonos (see antiphon) + -y (1).
- hermeneutical (adj.)
- 1798, from hermeneutic + -al (1). Related: Hermeneutically.
- ecclesiastical (adj.)
- early 15c., from ecclesiastic + -al (1). Related: Ecclesiastically.
- lamp-post (n.)
- also lamppost, 1731, from lamp + post (n.1).
- unobtrusive (adj.)
- from un- (1) + obtrusive (adj.). Related: Unobtrusively; unobtrusiveness.
- fagot (n.)
- early alternative spelling of faggot (n.1).
- ferrier (n.)
- "ferryman," mid-15c., from ferry + -er (1).
- foundational (adj.)
- 1680s, from foundation + -al (1). Related: Foundationally.
- fractional (adj.)
- 1670s, from fraction + -al (1). Related: Fractionally.
- fanatical (adj.)
- 1540s, from fanatic + -al (1). Related: Fanatically.
- fantastical (adj.)
- late 15c., from fantastic + -al (1). Related: Fantastically.
- faunal (adj.)
- "of or pertaining to a fauna," 1840, from fauna + -al (1).
- inharmonious (adj.)
- 1711, from in- (1) "not" + harmonious. Related: Inharmoniously.
- insobriety (n.)
- 1610s, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + sobriety.
- birdseed (n.)
- 1736, from bird (n.1) + seed (n.).
- incomprehension (n.)
- c. 1600, from in- (1) "not" + comprehension.
- baseboard (n.)
- 1854, from base (n.) + board (n.1).
- incremental (adj.)
- 1715, from increment + -al (1). Related: Incrementally.
- ice-water (n.)
- 1722, from ice (n.) + water (n.1).
- ballplayer (n.)
- mid-15c., from ball (n.1) + player.
- cornmeal (n.)
- 1782, from corn (n.1) + meal (n.2).
- courtyard (n.)
- 1550s, from court (n.) + yard (n.1).
- crossbow (n.)
- mid-15c., from cross (n.) + bow (n.1).
- deferral (n.)
- 1895, from defer (v.1) + -al (2).
- misaligned (adj.)
- 1903, from mis- (1) + past participle of align.
- miserly (adj.)
- 1590s, from miser + -ly (1). Related: Miserliness.
- misfortune (n.)
- mid-15c., from mis- (1) + fortune. Related: Misfortunate.
- misinterpret (v.)
- 1580s, from mis- (1) + interpret. Related: Misinterpreted; misinterpreting.
- mispronounce (v.)
- 1590s, from mis- (1) + pronounce. Related: Mispronounced; mispronouncing.
- misread (v.)
- 1809, from mis- (1) + read (v.). Related: Misreading.
- misremember (v.)
- 1530s, from mis- (1) + remember. Related: Misremembered; misremembering.
- enculturation (n.)
- 1948 (Herskovits), from en- (1) +
culturation (compare acculturation).
- millwork (n.)
- 1770, from mill (n.1) + work (n.).
- millwright (n.)
- late 15c., from mill (n.1) + wright.
- downy (adj.)
- 1570s, from down (n.1) + -y (2).
- chatterbox (n.)
- 1774, from chatter (n.) + box (n.1).
- colliery (n.)
- 1630s, "coal mine," see collier + -y (1).
- bandwidth (n.)
- 1930, in electronics, from band (n.1) + width.
- behavioral (adj.)
- 1927, in psychology, from behavior + -al (1).
- locksmith (n.)
- early 13c., from lock (n.1) + smith.
