attributive adjective

== English == === Noun === attributive adjective (plural attributive adjectives) (grammar) An adjective that modifies the head of the noun phrase in which it occurs; an adjective that precedes the word or phrase it modifies. ==== Usage notes ==== As opposed to predicative adjectives, attributive adjectives are part of the noun phrase that they modify. ==== Coordinate terms ==== postpositive adjective ==== Translations ====