(grammar) a word, such as an adjective or adverb, that describes another word or group of words, or restricts its/their meaning in some way:
In 'speak quietly', the adverb 'quietly' is a modifier.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for modifier is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is modifier a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, modifier is tagged as noun.
Does modifier appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — modifier appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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