attributive
adjective
1. of adjectives; placed before the nouns they modify
- `red' is an attributive adjective in `a red apple'
Similar word(s): prenominal
Sentences with attributive as an adjective:
- In "this big house", "big" is attributive, whereas in "this house is big", it is predicative.
- In "this big house", "house" is substantive, whereas in "this big house of cards" it is attributive.
noun
1. (grammar) An attributive word or phrase (see above), contrasted with predicative or substantive.
- In "this big house," "big" is an attributive, while in "this house is big," it is a predicative.
- In "this tiger is a man-eater," "man" is an attributive noun.