Ad"jec*tive , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Adjectived (&?;);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Adjectiving (&?;).]
To make an adjective of; to form or change into an adjective. [R.]
Language
has as much
occasion to adjective the distinct signification of the verb, and
to adjective also the mood, as it has to adjective time. It has . . . adjectived all three.
Tooke.
Ad"jec*tive , n. [L. adjectivum (sc. nomen), neut. of adjectivus that is added, fr. adjicere: cf. F.
adjectif. See Adject.]
1. (Gram.) A word used with a noun, or substantive, to express a quality of the thing named, or something attributed to it, or to limit or define it, or
to specify or describe a
thing, as distinct from something else. Thus, in phrase, "a wise ruler," wise is the
adjective, expressing a property of ruler.
2. A dependent; an accessory. Fuller.
Ad"jec*tive (ăd"j&ebreve;k*t&ibreve;v), a. [See Adjective, n.]
1. Added to a substantive as an attribute; of the nature
of an adjunct; as, an adjective word or sentence.
2. Not standing by itself; dependent.
Adjective color, a color which
requires to be fixed by some
mordant or base to give
it permanency.
3.
Relating to procedure. "The whole English law, substantive and adjective."
Macaulay.
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