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predicate adjective

predicate adjective is the alternative form of predicative adjective.

Meaning of predicative adjective

Noun

predicative adjective (plural predicative adjectives)

  1. An adjective that is not part of the noun clause it modifies, but is linked to it with a copula.

Forms of predicate adjective

pluralpredicate adjectives

Questions about predicate adjective

What is predicate adjective the alternative form of?
Predicate adjective is the alternative form of predicative adjective.

Words near predicate adjective in the dictionary

  1. predicands
  2. predicant
  3. predicants
  4. predicatable
  5. predicate
  6. predicate adjective
  7. predicate adjectives
  8. predicate calculus
  9. predicate logic
  10. predicate logics
  11. predicate noun

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