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Definition adjective
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French adjectif, from Latin adiectivus, from adici? + -?vus, from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + iaci? (“throw”). The Latin word adiectivus in turn was a calque of Ancient Greek ?????????? (epithetikón, “added”), a derivative of the compound verb ????????? (epitíth?mi), from which also comes epithet.
Noun
adjective (plural adjectives)
- (grammar) A word that modifies a noun or describes a noun’s referent.
- (obsolete) A dependent; an accessory.
Adjective
adjective (not comparable)
- (obsolete) Incapable of independent function.
- (grammar) Adjectival; pertaining to or functioning as an adjective.
- (law) Applying to methods of enforcement and rules of procedure.
- (chemistry, of a dye) Needing the use of a mordant to be made fast to that which is being dyed.
Verb
adjective (third-person singular simple present adjectives, present participle adjectiving, simple past and past participle adjectived)
- (transitive) To make an adjective of; to form or convert into an adjective.
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