a. [f. prec. sb. + -AL.] Of, relating to, or of the nature of, a consonant; consisting of or characterized by consonants.
1795. W. Taylor, in Monthly Rev., XVII. 410. All the simple sounds, vowel and consonantal.
1872. H. Spencer, Princ. Psychol., I. I. vi. 113. Delicate consonantal modifications.
1882. All Year Round, XXIX. 447. Due to the similarity of the consonantal outline for the two words in … shorthand.
