An adjectival which is closely related in form and or meaning to a verb. For example, -ed and -ing forms in English which are used as adjectives. [Crystal 1985: 326; Hartmann and Stork 1972: 249; Pei and Gaynor 1980: 227]
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(1) crying child
(2) painted picture
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