Definition of ACCENTUAL

accentual

Adjective

  • of or pertaining to accent or stress
  • (of verse) having a metric system based on stress rather than syllables or quantity
    • "accentual poetry is based on the number of stresses in a line"
    • "accentual rhythm"

Adj

  • Of or pertaining to accent; characterized or formed by accent.
  • Designating verse rhythms based on stress accents.

Origin / Etymology

From accent + -ual.

Scrabble Score: 13

accentual: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
accentual: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
accentual: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

accentual: valid Words With Friends Word