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adjective
(grammar) A word that modifies a noun or describes a noun’s referent.
"The words “big” and “heavy” are English adjectives."
A dependent; an accessory.
To make an adjective of; to form or convert into an adjective.
(chiefly as a participle) To characterize with an adjective; to describe by using an adjective.
Incapable of independent function.
Similar: dependent, derivative
(grammar) Adjectival; pertaining to or functioning as an adjective.
Similar: adjectival
Applying to methods of enforcement and rules of procedure.
Similar: procedural
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