attributive
11attributive — UK [əˈtrɪbjʊtɪv] / US [əˈtrɪbjətɪv] adjective linguistics an attributive adjective or a word in an attributive position comes before the noun it describes. For example in the phrase a nice man , nice is attributive. • See: predicative Derived… …
12attributive — An attributive adjective is one that logically qualifies a subsequent adjective, and cannot be separated from it. Thus something may be a large mouse and a small mammal (i.e. large for a mouse, small for a mammal). If the qualified adjective is… …
13attributive — at|trib|u|tive [əˈtrıbjutıv] adj describing and coming before a noun. For example, in the phrase big city , big is an attributive adjective, and in the phrase school bus , school is a noun in an attributive position. →↑predicative… …
14attributive — adjective describing and coming before a noun: In the phrase big city , big is an attributive adjective, and in the phrase school bus , school is a noun in an attributive position. attributively adverb …
15attributive — adjective Date: 1606 1. relating to or of the nature of an attribute ; attributing 2. joined directly to a modified noun without a linking verb (as city in city streets) • attributive noun • attributively adverb …
16attributive — attributively, adv. attributiveness, n. /euh trib yeuh tiv/, adj. 1. pertaining to or having the character of attribution or an attribute. 2. Gram. of or pertaining to an adjective or noun that is directly adjacent to, in English usually… …
17attributive — adj. Attributive is used with these nouns: ↑adjective …
18attributive — at•trib•u•tive [[t]əˈtrɪb yə tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) pertaining to or having the character of attribution or an attribute 2) gram. of or pertaining to an adjective or noun that is directly adjacent to, in English usu. preceding, the noun it modifies as… …
19attributive — /əˈtrɪbjətɪv/ (say uh tribyuhtiv) adjective 1. relating to or having the character of attribution or an attribute. 2. Grammar expressing an attribute; (in English) applied typically to adjectives which precede the noun they modify. Compare… …
20Attributive verb — In grammar, an attributive verb is a verb which modifies (gives the attributes of) a noun, rather than expressing an independent idea as a predicate. In English, verbs may only be attributive as participles: the walking man; a walked dog; uneaten …
