attributive - definition, synonyms and pronunciation

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of adjectives; placed before the nouns they modify“‘red’ is an attributive adjective in ‘a red apple’”Synonyms: prenominalOpposite predicativeSimilar attributive genitive

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At·trib′u·tive (…), adjective

Origin: Cf. F. attributif.

Attributing; pertaining to, expressing, or assigning an attribute; of the nature of an attribute.

At·trib′u·tive noun

Grammar A word that denotes an attribute; esp. a modifying word joined to a noun; an adjective or adjective phrase.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54