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unattributive

unattributive adjective: not attributive.

Adjective

unattributive (comparative more unattributive, superlative most unattributive)

  1. Not attributive.
    • If Isth. 1, 14, τὸ μέν ἅρματι τεθρίππῳ γέρας be construed according to Heyne, as I understand him, a difficulty is presented; because he deems it an unattributive dative placed between article and noun without attributive.1882, Augustus C. Merriam, “Alien Intrusion between Article and Noun in Greek”, in Transactions of the American Philological Association, volume XIII, […] the Association. Cambridge: John Wilson and...
    • The unattributive quality of God’s name is not, of course, subject to debate.1971, Frederick Plotkin, Milton’s Inward Jerusalem: Paradise Lost and the Ways of Knowing (Studies in English Literature; volume LXXII), The Hague; Paris: Mouton, →LCCN, page 116
    Synonyms:
    non-attributive

Synonyms of unattributive

  • non-attributive

Forms of unattributive

comparativemore unattributive
superlativemost unattributive

Origin of unattributive

From un- + attributive.

Questions about unattributive

What does unattributive mean?
Unattributive means not attributive.
What part of speech is unattributive?
Unattributive is an adjective.

Words near unattributive in the dictionary

  1. unattractives
  2. unattributability
  3. unattributable
  4. unattributably
  5. unattributed
  6. unattributive
  7. unattuned
  8. unattunedness
  9. unau
  10. unauctioned
  11. unaudacious

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