attributive

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Singular
attributive

Plural
attributives

attributive (plural attributives)

  1. (grammar) A word or phrase, such as an adjective or noun, that modifies a noun and is part of the noun's noun phrase; contrasted with predicative.
    In "this big house," "big" is an attributive, while in "this house is big," it is a predicative.
    In "this tiger is a man-eater," "man" is an attributive noun.

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attributive (comparative more attributive, superlative most attributive)

Positive
attributive

Comparative
more attributive

Superlative
most attributive

  1. (grammar) Of, or being an attributive (see above).
    In "this big house", "big" is attributive, while in "this house is big", it is predicative.
  2. Having the nature of an attribute.

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attributive f.

  1. Feminine plural form of attributivo

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