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attributive - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'attributive' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Attributive [ a.]
- Attributing; pertaining to, expressing, or assigning an attribute; of the nature of an attribute.
2 . Attributive [ n.]
- A word that denotes an attribute; esp. a modifying word joined to a noun; an adjective or adjective phrase.

Meaning of 'attributive' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . attributive [ a]
Meaning (1):
- of adjectives; placed before the nouns they modify
Example in sentence:
  • `red' is an attributive adjective in `a red apple'