adjective
Adjectival; pertaining to or functioning as an adjectiveAdjectival; pertaining to or functioning as an adjective.
» Some English adverbs function as adjectives.
Деякі англійські прислівники виконують функції прикметників.
Meaning
4 senses(not comparable)Adjectival; pertaining to or functioning as an adjective.
of or relating to or functioning as an adjective
(not comparable)Applying to methods of enforcement and rules of procedure.
formal
(not comparable)Needing the use of a mordant to be made fast to that which is being dyed.
(not comparable, obsolete)Incapable of independent function.
Examples
75 sentencesSome English adverbs function as adjectives.
Деякі англійські прислівники виконують функції прикметників.
This is an adjective.
Це прикметник.
ruЭто прилагательное.
deDas ist ein Eigenschaftswort.
Tom doesn't know the difference between an adjective and an adverb.
ruТом не знает разницы между прилагательным и наречием.
deTom weiß nicht den Unterschied zwischen einem Adjektiv und einem Adverb.
"Small" and "little" are adjectives.
"Small" and "tiny" are adjectives.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English adjectif, adjective, from Old French adjectif, from Latin adiectivus,From Middle English adjectif, adjective, from Old French adjectif, from Latin adiectivus, from adiciō + -īvus, from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + iaciō (“throw”). The Latin word adiectivus in turn was a calque of Ancient Greek ἐπιθετικόν (epithetikón, “added”), a derivative of the compound verb ἐπιτίθημι (epitíthēmi), from which also comes epithet.
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Synonyms
4 synonyms- relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law:procedural
- of or relating to or functioning as an adjective:adjectival