attributive

(ə tribyo̵̅o̅ tiv, -yə-)

adjective

  1. attributing
  2. of or like an attribute
  3. Gram. joined directly to (in English, generally preceding) the substantive that it modifies: said of an adjective

Origin: Fr attributif

noun

Gram. an attributive adjective: “black” in “black cat” is an attributive

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See attributive in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Grammar
A word or word group, such as an adjective, that is placed adjacent to the noun it modifies without a linking verb; for example, pale in the pale girl.
adjective
  1. Grammar Of, relating to, or being an attributive, as an adjective.
  2. Of or having the nature of an attribution or attribute.

Related Forms:

  • at·tribˈu·tive·ly adverb
  • at·tribˈu·tive·ness noun

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