attributive
/əˈtrɪbjətɪv/
adjective
- (of an adjective or noun) placed before a noun to describe it, rather than after a linking verb.
- Attributive adjectives usually come directly before the noun they modify.
- In the phrase 'red car,' the word 'red' is an attributive adjective.
- The noun 'coffee' can be used attributively in 'coffee cup.'
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noun
- A word or phrase that functions as an attributive modifier, typically an adjective or noun placed before another noun.
- In 'garden party,' 'garden' is an attributive.
- The teacher asked students to identify all attributives in the sentence.
- Some attributives can also be used as predicate adjectives, like 'happy' in 'the child is happy.'