Meaning of attributive in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Qualitative Adjective
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /əˈtrɪbjədɪv/

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  1. Qualitative Adjective

    attributive

    Etymology

    mid 18th century (as a noun in the sense ‘a word expressing an attribute’): from French attributif, -ive, from attribut‘an attribute’, from Latin attribuere‘add to’ (see attribute)

    Definitions

    1. of adjectives

    Examples

    • « placed before the nouns they modify »
    • « 'red' is an attributive adjective in 'a red apple' »

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