adjective (adj.)

  1. of or relating to or functioning as an adjective; adjectival syntax; an adjective clause

    [ Syn: adjectival ]

  2. relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law; adjective law

    [ Syn: procedural ]

    adjective (n.)

  1. a word that expresses an attribute of something

  2. the word class that qualifies nouns

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