1. placed before another word, especially before the word it modifies
Usage: grammar

Examples

• In English, adjectives are typically prepositive, coming before the nouns they modify.
• The prepositive article ‘the’ appears before its noun.
• Most languages have prepositive rather than postpositive adjectives.
• French uses prepositive determiners like ‘le’ and ‘la’.
• The prepositive position is the standard placement for English modifiers.
• Linguists study both prepositive and postpositive word orders across languages.