adjective
n.
part of speech used to modify a noun (Grammar)
Adjective
adjectif
adj.
adjectival, adjective
adjectivar
v.
make adjectival
Adjective
(v. t.)
To make an adjective of; to form or change into an adjective.
(n.)
Relating to procedure.
(n.)
Not standing by itself; dependent.
(n.)
Added to a substantive as an attribute; of the nature of an adjunct; as, an adjective word or sentence.
(n.)
A word used with a noun, or substantive, to express a quality of the thing named, or something attributed to it, or to limit or define it, or to specify or describe a thing, as distinct from something else. Thus, in phrase, "a wise ruler," wise is the adjective, expressing a property of ruler.
(n.)
A dependent; an accessory.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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