Definition of adjective

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Adjective (n.) Added to a substantive as an attribute; of the nature of an adjunct; as, an adjective word or sentence..

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Nonyl :: Nonyl (n.) The hydrocarbon radical, C9H19, derived from nonane and forming many compounds. Used also adjectively; as, nonyl alcohol..
Ad Captandum :: Ad captandum () A phrase used adjectively sometimes of meretricious attempts to catch or win popular favor.
Mahori :: Mahori (n.) One of the dark race inhabiting principally the islands of Eastern Polynesia. Also used adjectively.
This :: This (pron. & a.) As an adjective, this has the same demonstrative force as the pronoun, but is followed by a noun; as, this book; this way to town..
Pseudo- :: Pseudo- () A combining form or prefix signifying false, counterfeit, pretended, spurious; as, pseudo-apostle, a false apostle; pseudo-clergy, false or spurious clergy; pseudo-episcopacy, pseudo-form, pseudo-martyr, pseudo-philosopher. Also used adjectively..
Sulphoarsenic :: Sulpho- () A prefix (also used adjectively) designating sulphur as an ingredient in certain compounds. Cf. Thio-.
Volubility :: Volubility (n.) The quality or state of being voluble (in any of the senses of the adjective).
Mis- :: Mis- () A prefix used adjectively and adverbially in the sense of amiss, wrong, ill, wrongly, unsuitably; as, misdeed, mislead, mischief, miscreant..
Megalops :: Megalops (n.) A larva, in a stage following the zoea, in the development of most crabs. In this stage the legs and abdominal appendages have appeared, the abdomen is relatively long, and the eyes are large. Also used adjectively..
Thin :: Thin (v. t.) To make thin (in any of the senses of the adjective).
Seaport :: Seaport (n.) A port on the seashore, or one accessible for seagoing vessels. Also used adjectively; as, a seaport town..
Sublimity :: Sublimity (n.) The quality or state of being sublime (in any sense of the adjective).
Trimethyl :: Trimethyl () A prefix or combining form (also used adjectively) indicating the presence of three methyl groups.
Comparison :: Comparison (n.) The modification, by inflection or otherwise, which the adjective and adverb undergo to denote degrees of quality or quantity; as, little, less, least, are examples of comparison..
Crotaphite :: Crotaphite (n.) The temple or temporal fossa. Also used adjectively.
Tri- :: Tri- () A prefix (also used adjectively) denoting three proportional or combining part, or the third degree of that to the name of which it is prefixed; as in trisulphide, trioxide, trichloride..
Zygenid :: Zygenid (n.) Any one of numerous species of moths of the family Zygaenidae, most of which are bright colored. The wood nymph and the vine forester are examples. Also used adjectively..
Tinean :: Tinean (n.) Any species of Tinea, or of the family Tineidae, which includes numerous small moths, many of which are injurious to woolen and fur goods and to cultivated plants. Also used adjectively..
#NAME? :: -ory () An adjective suffix meaning of or pertaining to, serving for; as in auditory, pertaining to or serving for hearing; prohibitory, amendatory, etc..
Tetraonid :: Tetraonid (n.) A bird belonging to the tribe of which the genus Tetrao is the type, as the grouse, partridge, quail, and the like. Used also adjectively..
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