ATTRIBUTIVE

attributive

Noun

  1. An attributive word or phrase (see above), 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.

Adjective

  1. Modifying a noun, while in the same phrase as that noun.
    In "this big house", "big" is attributive, whereas in "this house is big", it is predicative.
  2. Having the nature of an attribute.


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