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postpositive adjective

postpositive adjective noun: an adjective that follows the noun or pronoun that it modifies.

Noun

postpositive adjective (plural postpositive adjectives)

  1. An adjective that follows the noun or pronoun that it modifies.
    • In the sentence "She is beauty personified," the postpositive adjective is "personified", modifying "beauty".
    • The word "better" is a postpositive adjective in "I want something better", modifying "something".

Forms of postpositive adjective

pluralpostpositive adjectives

Questions about postpositive adjective

What does postpositive adjective mean?
Postpositive adjective means an adjective that follows the noun or pronoun that it modifies.
What part of speech is postpositive adjective?
Postpositive adjective is a noun.
What is the plural of postpositive adjective?
The plural of postpositive adjective is postpositive adjectives.

Words near postpositive adjective in the dictionary

  1. postpositioned
  2. postpositioning
  3. postpositionings
  4. postpositions
  5. postpositive
  6. postpositive adjective
  7. postpositive adjectives
  8. postpositively
  9. postpositives
  10. postpositivism
  11. postpositivist

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