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ADJECTIVE

\ˈad͡ʒɪktˌɪv], \ˈad‍ʒɪktˌɪv], \ˈa_dʒ_ɪ_k_t_ˌɪ_v]\

Definitions of ADJECTIVE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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of or relating to or functioning as an adjective; "adjectival syntax"; "an adjective clause"
a word that expresses an attribute of something

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

of or relating to or functioning as an adjective; "adjectival syntax"; "an adjective clause"
a word that expresses an attribute of something

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

of or relating to or functioning as an adjective; "adjectival syntax"; "an adjective clause"
Added to a substantive as an attribute; of the nature of an adjunct; as, an adjective word or sentence.
Not standing by itself; dependent.
Relating to procedure.
A dependent; an accessory.
To make an adjective of; to form or change into an adjective.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

Added to a substantive as an attribute; of the nature of an adjunct; as, an adjective word or sentence.
Not standing by itself; dependent.
Relating to procedure.
A dependent; an accessory.
To make an adjective of; to form or change into an adjective.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

A part of speech expressing quality or condition; a word used to qualify, limit, or define a noun.
Adjectively.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Adjectively.
A word added to a noun, to qualify it, or, rather perhaps, that adds some property to a noun.
ADJECTIVAL.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Word which qualifies a noun.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

Pertaining to an adjective. Requiring to be fixed-by some base or mordant to render it permanent.
A word which qualifies, defines, and particularizes a noun.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

A word put to a noun to modify its meaning.
Qualifying; depending on another.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

n. [Latin] A word used with a noun or substantive, to describe, specify, limit, or define it, or to denote some property of it.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

A word added to a noun, to signify the addition or separation of some quality, circumstance, or manner of being; as, good, bad.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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