submodifiern.

Brit.

/ˌsʌbˈmɒdᵻfʌɪə/, U.S.

/səbˈmɑdəˌfaɪər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sub- prefix, modifier n.

Etymology: < sub- prefix + modifier n.

Grammar.

An adverb which precedes and modifies an adjective or another adverb.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > a part of speech > adverb > [noun] > specific types of

adverb of quality1530

frequentative1635

adverb of manner1728

circumstance1795

submodifier1868

sentence adverb1892

downtoner?1900

sentence adverbial1964

1868 H. N. Day Art Eng. Composition vii. 180 Sub-modifier. The wisely and greatly virtuous have been the highest benefactors of the race.

1965 Language 41 582 Pretty..has the value of submodifier to young.

1987 D. J. Allerton in R. Steele & T. Threadgold Lang. Topics II. i. 23 As a submodifier, very can only occur if an adjective is also present to act as its head.

2004 Independent on Sunday (Nexis) 22 Aug. 5 Leigh-Fermor's seductive treatment of people and things Greek depends on an idiosyncratic literary technique rich in submodifiers and dense with accumulating adjectives.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	submodifier
释义	submodifiern. Brit. /ˌsʌbˈmɒdᵻfʌɪə/, U.S. /səbˈmɑdəˌfaɪər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sub- prefix, modifier n. Etymology: < sub- prefix + modifier n. Grammar. An adverb which precedes and modifies an adjective or another adverb. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > a part of speech > adverb > [noun] > specific types of adverb of quality1530 frequentative1635 adverb of manner1728 circumstance1795 submodifier1868 sentence adverb1892 downtoner?1900 sentence adverbial1964 1868 H. N. Day Art Eng. Composition vii. 180 Sub-modifier. The wisely and greatly virtuous have been the highest benefactors of the race. 1965 Language 41 582 Pretty..has the value of submodifier to young. 1987 D. J. Allerton in R. Steele & T. Threadgold Lang. Topics II. i. 23 As a submodifier, very can only occur if an adjective is also present to act as its head. 2004 Independent on Sunday (Nexis) 22 Aug. 5 Leigh-Fermor's seductive treatment of people and things Greek depends on an idiosyncratic literary technique rich in submodifiers and dense with accumulating adjectives. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1868
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