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Definition of Attributive
1. Adjective. Of adjectives; placed before the nouns they modify. "`red' is an attributive adjective in `a red apple'"
Exact synonyms: Prenominal
Category relationships: Grammar
Similar to: Attributive Genitive
Antonyms: Predicative
Category relationships: Grammar
Similar to: Attributive Genitive
Antonyms: Predicative
Definition of Attributive
1. a. Attributing; pertaining to, expressing, or assigning an attribute; of the nature of an attribute.
2. n. A word that denotes an attribute; esp. a modifying word joined to a noun; an adjective or adjective phrase.
Definition of Attributive
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Attributive
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