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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryad·jec·tive I \ˈa-jik-tiv also ˈa-jə-tiv\ adjective ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French or Late Latin; Anglo-French adjectif, from Late Latin adjectivus, from Latin adjectus, past participle of adjicere to throw to, from ad- + jacere to throw — more at jet DATE 14th century1. of, relating to, or functioning as an adjective an adjective clause2. not standing by itself : dependent3. requiring or employing a mordant adjective dyes4. procedural adjective law• ad·jec·tive·ly adverb II noun DATE 14th century: a word belonging to one of the major form classes in any of numerous languages and typically serving as a modifier of a noun to denote a quality of the thing named, to indicate its quantity or extent, or to specify a thing as distinct from something elseEnglish Etymologyadjective early 15c., from O.Frhttp://O.Fr. adjectif (14c.), from L. adjectivum "that is added to (the noun)," neut. of adjectivus "added," from pp. of adicere "to throw or place (a thing) near," from ad- "to" + comb.form of jacere "to throw" (see jet (v.)). In 19c. Britain, often a euphemism for bloody."They ... slept until it was cool enough to go out with their 'Towny,' whose vocabulary contained less than six hundred words, and the Adjective." [Kipling, "Soldiers Three," 1888]Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7adjectivead·jec·tive / 5AdViktiv / noun (grammar 语法) a word that describes a person or thing, for example big, red and clever in a big house, red wine and a clever idea 形容词• ad·jec·tival / 7AdVek5taivl / adj.: an adjectival phrase 形容词短语 • ad·jec·tival·ly / -5taivEli / adv.: In 'bread knife', the word 'bread' is used adjectivally. 在词组 bread knife 中,bread 用作形容词。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishadjective noun ADJ. attributive, predicative Attributive adjectives precede the noun. | possessive ‘My’ is a possessive adjective. VERB + ADJECTIVE apply ‘Enterprising’ is not an adjective you would apply to him! ADJECTIVE + VERB describe adjectives describing texture | modify, qualify Adjectives qualify nouns. | follow Predicative adjectives follow the noun. | precedeWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedad·jec·tiveI. \ˈajə̇ktiv, -ēk-, rapid sometimes ˈajəd.iv\ adjectiveEtymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French adjectif, from Late Latin adjectivus, from Latin adjectus + -ivus -ive1. : being an adjective < an adjective word >: functioning as an adjective < an adjective clause >: fitting or suitable to an adjective < adjective uses of nouns > < adjective inflections >2. a. : not standing by itself : dependent, derivative b. : qualifying, limiting : accidental — contrasted with essential and substantive3. : relating to dyes that require a mordant or to the processes in which they are employed < adjective colors or dyes > < adjective dyeing >— opposed to substantive• ad·jec·tive·ly adverbII. noun(-s)Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French adjectif, from Late Latin adjectivum, from neuter of adjectivus1. : a word belonging to one of the major form classes in any of a great many languages, typically used as a modifier of a noun to denote a quality of the thing named (as brave in “a brave man” or “the man is brave”, new in “the new dress” or “the dress is new”), to indicate its quantity or extent (as five in “five cows”, every in “every word”), or to specify or designate a thing as distinct from something else (as these in “these wheels”) and in many languages declined for gender, number, and case and agreeing in all these respects with the noun it modifies but in English having no such inflections (except for this, plural these, and that, plural those)2. : something that has only dependent or qualifying status or existence < a perceptual object is a true Aristotelian adjective of some event which is its situation — A.N.Whitehead >: something that cannot stand alone : dependentIII. transitive verb(-ed/-ing/-s)1. : to make an adjective of : furnish with an adjective or adjectives2. : to express or describe using many adjectives < slick, glowingly adjectived phrases — Andy Logan >

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