a. | 1. | Added to a substantive as an attribute; of the nature of an adjunct; | |||
2. | Not standing by itself; dependent.
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3. | Relating to procedure. | ||||
n. | 1. | (Gram.) 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. | ||||
v. t. | 1. | To make an adjective of; to form or change into an adjective. |
Noun | 1. | adjective - a word that expresses an attribute of something |
2. | adjective - the word class that qualifies nouns | |
Adj. | 1. | adjective - of or relating to or functioning as an adjective; "adjectival syntax"; "an adjective clause" Synonyms: adjectival |
2. | adjective - applying to methods of enforcement and rules of procedure; "adjective law" Synonyms: procedural Antonyms: substantive, essential - applying to essential legal principles and rules of right; "substantive law" |