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