predicative

Adjective

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Adjective (1)

  1. of adjectives; relating to or occurring within the predicate of a sentence“‘red’ is a predicative adjective in ‘the apple is red’”Opposite attributive

Related words predicate verb

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Pred′i·ca·tive adjective

Origin: L. praedicativus.

Expressing affirmation or predication; affirming; predicating, as, a predicative term. — Pred′wb-a1′>′i·ca·tive·ly, adverb

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

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