(grammar) (of adjectives or nouns) used before a noun to describe it:
In 'the blue sky' and 'a family business', 'blue' and 'family' are attributive.
comparePREDICATIVE
attributively adverb:
Some adjectives can only be used attributively.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Where does this definition of attributive come from?
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Is attributive a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, attributive is tagged as adjective.
Does attributive appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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