Definition for Adjective

adjective, n. [L. adjectã-re, put to, add; word play in 1488 on “less to come” and the sense of adding.]

Modifier; attribution; qualifier; addition; definition; limitation; restriction; [lit.] word used with a noun to express a particular property; part of speech that specifies or describes a person, place, or thing.

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