3 definitions found From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: attributive adjective: of adjectives; placed before the nouns they modify; "'red' is an attributive adjective in 'a red apple'" [syn: {prenominal}] [ant: {predicative}] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Attributive \At*trib"u*tive\, adjective [Cf. F. attributif.] Attributing; pertaining to, expressing, or assigning an attribute; of the nature of an attribute. From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Attributive \At*trib"u*tive\, noun, (Gram.) A word that denotes an attribute; esp. a modifying word joined to a noun; an adjective or adjective phrase.

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