an attributive adjective comes before a noun. For example in the noun groups ‘dark evenings’ and ‘mysterious events’, ‘dark’ and ‘mysterious’ are attributive. Some adjectives, such as ‘southern’ and ‘indoor’ are always attributive.
Synonyms and related words
Describing types and forms of adjectives
adjectival
attributive
comparative
See alsopredicative
derived word
attributively
adverb
Synonyms and related words
Describing types and forms of adjectives
adjectival
attributive
comparative
attributive
adjectivelinguistics
US /əˈtrɪbjətɪv/
DEFINITIONS1
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an attributive adjective comes before a noun. For example in the noun groups “dark evenings” and “mysterious events”, “dark” and “mysterious” are attributive. Some adjectives, such as “southern” and “indoor”, are always attributive.