attributive adjective
English edit
Noun edit
attributive adjective (plural attributive adjectives)
- (grammar) An adjective that modifies the head of a noun phrase in which it occurs.
- The word “red” in “the red balloon” is an attributive adjective.
Usage notes edit
As opposed to predicative adjectives, attributive adjectives are part of the noun phrase that they modify.
Translations edit
adjective that describes only an attribute
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