1. placed after the word it modifies
Usage: grammar

1. a word or phrase that is placed after the word it modifies
Usage: grammar

Examples

• In the phrase ‘attorney general,’ the adjective ‘general’ is postpositive.
• The word ‘elect’ in ‘president elect’ is a postpositive modifier.
• French often uses postpositive adjectives, unlike English.
• The phrase ‘court martial’ contains a postpositive adjective.
• In linguistics, a postpositive is less common in English than in other languages.
• The term ‘heir apparent’ shows postpositive word order.