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proper adjective

proper adjective noun: an adjective derived from (or otherwise counterpart to) a proper noun, such as British derived from Britain, or Northeastern corresponding to Northeast.

Noun

proper adjective (plural proper adjectives)

  1. An adjective derived from (or otherwise counterpart to) a proper noun, such as British derived from Britain, or Northeastern corresponding to Northeast.
    • These two general classes of adjectives may also be divided into several others, of which the following are the most important: — 1. A proper adjective is one that is derived from a proper name; as, American . . .1859, William Harvey Wells, A Grammar of the English Language: For the Use of Schools

Forms of proper adjective

pluralproper adjectives

Questions about proper adjective

What does proper adjective mean?
Proper adjective means an adjective derived from (or otherwise counterpart to) a proper noun, such as British derived from Britain, or Northeastern corresponding to Northeast.
What part of speech is proper adjective?
Proper adjective is a noun.
What is the plural of proper adjective?
The plural of proper adjective is proper adjectives.

Words near proper adjective in the dictionary

  1. propeptone
  2. propeptones
  3. proper
  4. proper acceleration
  5. proper accelerations
  6. proper adjective
  7. proper adjectives
  8. proper article
  9. proper articles
  10. proper class
  11. proper classes

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