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adjective

ad·jec·tive

UK/ˈæd͡ʒ.ɪk.tɪv/ US/ˈæd͡ʒ.ɛk.tɪv/ uncommon obsolete
noun (2) adjective (2)

noun

1.

a word that expresses an attribute of something

2.

the word class that qualifies nouns

adjective

1.

of or relating to or functioning as an adjective

  • “adjectival syntax”
  • “an adjective clause”
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2.

applying to methods of enforcement and rules of procedure

  • “adjective law”
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Origin

From Middle English adjectif, adjective, from Old French adjectif, from Latin adiectivus, from adiciō + -īvus, from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + iaciō (“throw”). The Latin word adiectivus in turn was a calque of Ancient Greek ἐπιθετικόν (epithetikón, “added”), a derivative of the compound verb ἐπιτίθημι (epitíthēmi), from which also comes epithet.

Phrases

  • adjective clause
  • adjective dye
  • adjective law
  • adjective patterns
  • adjective phrase
  • adjective pronoun
  • adjective verb
  • common adjective

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