processual.

Relating to processes or emphasizing how something develops through successive actions or changes.

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Words that belong together

• processual approach
• processual analysis

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The processual analysis traced how informal negotiations gradually changed the institution.

A processual account examined the sequence of decisions rather than treating the result as inevitable.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Relational adjective; ordinary comparative and superlative generally not applicable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, comparison, evaluation. Disciplines: academic writing, institutional studies. Commonness: uncommon.