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attributive
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(grammar)(of a noun or adjective) joined directly to a noun and modifying it, without a linking verb
Example
In " the green apple, " " green " is an attributive modifying " apple. "
Attributives can change the meaning or emphasis of a sentence.
word family
attribute
Verb
attributive
Adjective
attributively
Adverb
attributively
Adverb
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