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ADJECTIVE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The word class that qualifies nouns

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("adjective" is a kind of...):

major form class (any of the major parts of speech of traditional grammar)

Holonyms ("adjective" is a part of...):

adjective (a word that expresses an attribute of something)

Derivation:

adjectival (of or relating to or functioning as an adjective)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A word that expresses an attribute of something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("adjective" is a kind of...):

modifier; qualifier (a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb)

Meronyms (parts of "adjective"):

adjective (the word class that qualifies nouns)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "adjective"):

descriptive adjective; qualifying adjective (an adjective that ascribes to its noun the value of an attribute of that noun (e.g., 'a nervous person' or 'a musical speaking voice'))

classifying adjective; relational adjective (an adjective that classifies its noun (e.g., 'a nervous disease' or 'a musical instrument'))

positive; positive degree (the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution)

comparative; comparative degree (the comparative form of an adjective or adverb)

superlative; superlative degree (the superlative form of an adjective or adverb)

Derivation:

adjectival (of or relating to or functioning as an adjective)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law

Example:

adjective law

Synonyms:

adjective; procedural

Classified under:

Adjectives

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Antonym:

substantive (defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or relating to or functioning as an adjective

Example:

an adjective clause

Synonyms:

adjectival; adjective

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

adjective (the word class that qualifies nouns)

Credits

 Context examples: 

Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) Check Yes or No if the adjective applies to your pain; sharp.

(BPI - Sharp, NCI Thesaurus)

Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) Check Yes or No if the adjective applies to your pain; penetrating.

(BPI - Penetrating, NCI Thesaurus)

Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) Check Yes or No if the adjective applies to your pain; burning.

(BPI - Burning, NCI Thesaurus)

Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) Check Yes or No if the adjective applies to your pain; aching.

(BPI - Aching, NCI Thesaurus)

He had a fine flow of language, and his adjectives were very vigorous.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I do not know whether the spotted handkerchiefs which so many of them wear over their heads might have suggested the strange adjective which she used.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) Check Yes or No if the adjective applies to your pain; exhausting.

(BPI - Exhausting, NCI Thesaurus)

Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) Check Yes or No if the adjective applies to your pain; gnawing.

(BPI - Gnawing, NCI Thesaurus)

Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) Check Yes or No if the adjective applies to your pain; numb.

(BPI - Numb, NCI Thesaurus)

Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) Check Yes or No if the adjective applies to your pain; nagging.

(BPI - Nagging, NCI Thesaurus)