1. relating to or having the nature of an attribute; expressing an attribute
Usage: grammar
2. placed before a noun to modify or describe it
Usage: grammar

1. an adjective or noun that is placed before another noun to modify it
Usage: grammar

Examples

• In ‘red car,’ the word ‘red’ is an attributive adjective.
• The attributive use of ‘stone’ in ‘stone wall’ differs from its use as a noun.
• Attributive nouns like ‘kitchen’ in ‘kitchen table’ function as modifiers.
• The grammar book explained the difference between attributive and predicative adjectives.
• In English, attributive adjectives usually come before the noun they modify.
• The word ‘fast’ can be both an attributive adjective and a predicate adjective.