attributive adjective
English
editNoun
editattributive adjective (plural attributive adjectives)
- (grammar) An adjective that modifies the head of the noun phrase in which it occurs; an adjective that precedes the word or phrase it modifies.
- The word “red” in “the red balloon” is an attributive adjective.
- In the phrase “attributive adjective”, “attributive” is the attributive adjective.
Usage notes
edit- As opposed to predicative adjectives, attributive adjectives are part of the noun phrase that they modify.
Coordinate terms
editTranslations
editadjective that precedes the word or phrase it modifies
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