Attributive \At*trib"u*tive\, a. [Cf. F. attributif.]

Attributing; pertaining to, expressing, or assigning an attribute; of the nature of an attribute. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Attributive \At*trib"u*tive\, n., (Gram.) A word that denotes an attribute; esp. a modifying word joined to a noun; an adjective or adjective phrase. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

attributive adj : of adjectives; placed before the nouns they modify; "`red' is an attributive adjective in `a red apple'" [syn: prenominal] [ant: predicative]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

Attributive \At*trib"u*tive\, a. [Cf. F. attributif.]

Attributing; pertaining to, expressing, or assigning an attribute; of the nature of an attribute.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Attributive \At*trib"u*tive\, n., (Gram.) A word that denotes an attribute; esp. a modifying word joined to a noun; an adjective or adjective phrase.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)