| adjective | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. adjective | a word that expresses an attribute of something. |
| ~ adjective | the word class that qualifies nouns. |
| ~ modifier, qualifier | a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb. |
| ~ descriptive adjective, qualifying adjective | an adjective that ascribes to its noun the value of an attribute of that noun (e.g., `a nervous person' or `a musical speaking voice'). |
| ~ classifying adjective, relational adjective | an adjective that classifies its noun (e.g., `a nervous disease' or `a musical instrument'). |
| ~ positive, positive degree | the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution. |
| ~ comparative, comparative degree | the comparative form of an adjective or adverb.; "`faster' is the comparative of the adjective `fast'"; "`less famous' is the comparative degree of the adjective `famous'"; "`more surely' is the comparative of the adverb `surely'" |
| ~ superlative degree, superlative | the superlative form of an adjective or adverb.; "`fastest' is the superlative of the adjective `fast'"; "`least famous' is the superlative degree of the adjective `famous'"; "`most surely' is the superlative of the adverb `surely'" |
| n. (communication) | 2. adjective | the word class that qualifies nouns. |
| ~ major form class | any of the major parts of speech of traditional grammar. |
| ~ adjective | a word that expresses an attribute of something. |
| adj. (pertain) | 3. adjectival, adjective | of or relating to or functioning as an adjective.; "adjectival syntax"; "an adjective clause" |
| adj. | 4. adjective, procedural | relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law.; "adjective law" |
| ~ law, jurisprudence | the collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
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