Adjective
Adjective (ad"jek*tiv) , adjective
[See Adjective, n.]
1.
Added to a substantive as an attribute; of the nature of an adjunct; as, an adjective word or sentence.
2.
Not standing by itself; dependent.
Collocations (1)
Adjective color , a color which requires to be fixed by some mordant or base to give it permanency.
3.
Relating to procedure.
The whole English law, substantive and adjective.
Adjective , noun
[Latin adjectivum (sc. nomen), neut. of adjectivus that is added, from adjicere: compare French adjectif. See Adject.]
1.
(Grammar) 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.
2.
A dependent; an accessory. — Fuller
Adjective ({not transcribed}) , transitive verb
To make an adjective of; to form or change into an adjective. [Rare]
Language has as much occasion to adjective the distinct signification of the verb, and to adjective also the mood, as it has to adjective time. It has... adjectived all three.