attributive

About 0.30 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Modifying another word, typically a noun, while in the same phrase.

   In "this big house", big is attributive, whereas in "this house is big", it is predicative.

2. adjective Attributing; characterized by attributing; effecting attribution.
3. noun An attributive word or phrase (see above), contrasted with predicative or substantive.

   In "this big house," big is an attributive, while in "this house is big," it is a predicative.

Similar words

prenominal attributive genitive attributative attrib adnominal adjectival adverbial adjective nominal homological

Often followed by

adjectives adjective and use position or to uses function

Word family

attributively attributives