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adjective
ad·jec·tive [ ájjəktiv ]


noun  (plural ad·jec·tives)
Definition:
 
grammar word describing noun: a word that describes or qualifies a noun or pronoun


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. grammar acting as adjective: relating to, forming, or functioning as an adjective
2. law practiced in court: relating to court practice and procedure rather than the principles of law.
See also  substantiveadj (sense 7)

[14th century. Via French adjectif< Latin adjectivus< adjicere "throw to" < jacere "to throw"]

ad·jec·ti·val [ àjjək tv'l ] adjective
ad·jec·ti·val·ly adverb
ad·jec·tive·ly adverb

Word Usage

See adverb.
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