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1. (adj.) attributive
pertaining to or having the character of attribution or an attribute.
2. attributive
of or pertaining to an adjective or noun that is directly adjacent to, in English usu. preceding, the noun it modifies as the adjective sunny in a sunny day or the noun television in
a television screen.
3. (n.) attributive
an attributive word, esp. an adjective.
Etymology: (1600–10)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) attributive, prenominal
of adjectives; placed before the nouns they modify
"`red' is an attributive adjective in `a red apple'"
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1. (adj) attributive
attributing; pertaining to, expressing, or assigning an attribute; of the nature of an attribute
2. (noun) attributive
a word that denotes an attribute; esp. a modifying word joined to a noun; an adjective or adjective phrase
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