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proper adjectives

proper adjectives is the plural of proper adjective.

Meaning of proper adjective

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

Questions about proper adjectives

What is proper adjectives the plural of?
Proper adjectives is the plural of proper adjective.

Words near proper adjectives in the dictionary

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

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