postpositive adjective
postpositive adjective · postpositive adjectives
An adjective that follows the noun or pronoun that it modifiesAn adjective that follows the noun or pronoun that it modifies.
Meaning
1 sensesAn adjective that follows the noun or pronoun that it modifies.
In the sentence "She is beauty personified," the postpositive adjective is "personified", modifying "beauty".
The word "better" is a postpositive adjective in "I want something better", modifying "something".
Translations
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Word family
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