attributive

/əˈtrɪbjədɪv/
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Definitions of attributive
  1. adjective
    of adjectives; placed before the nouns they modify
    “`red' is an attributive adjective in `a red apple'”
    synonyms: prenominal
    attributive genitive
    a word in the genitive case used as an attributive adjective
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    antonyms:
    predicative
    of adjectives; relating to or occurring within the predicate of a sentence
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