Definition of PROCEDURAL

procedural

Plural: procedurals

Adjective

  • of or relating to procedure
    • "a procedural violation"
  • relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law

Adj

  • Related to procedure.
  • Generated by means of a procedure, rather than being designed.

Noun

  • A type of literature, film, or television program involving a sequence of technical detail.
  • Ellipsis of police procedural.

Examples

  • a procedural texture
  • procedural terrain
  • The judge dismissed the case on procedural grounds: it wasn't the facts or the law, but just that they hadn't filed the correct forms.

Origin / Etymology

From procedure + -al.

Synonyms

adjective

Antonyms

substantive

Scrabble Score: 15

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

Words With Friends Score: 19

procedural: valid Words With Friends Word