"attributive adjective" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: attributive adjectives [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} attributive adjective (plural attributive adjectives)
  1. (grammar) An adjective that modifies the head of a noun phrase in which it occurs. Categories (topical): Grammar Translations (adjective that describes only an attribute): 形容詞定語 (Chinese Mandarin), 形容词定语 (xíngróngcí dìngyǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), attributief bijvoeglijk naamwoord [neuter] (Dutch), attributiivinen adjektiivi (Finnish), adjectif épithète [masculine] (French), épithète [masculine] (French), aidiacht cháilíochta [feminine] (Irish), aggettivo attributo [masculine] (Italian), тэмдэг нэр тодотгол (temdeg ner todotgol) (Mongolian), тэмдэг үг тодотгол (temdeg üg todotgol) [Inner-Mongolia] (Mongolian), adjectiv atributiv [neuter] (Romanian), buadhair buaidh-aithriseach [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), adjetivo atributivo [masculine] (Spanish), ansoddair disgrifiadol [masculine] (Welsh)

Inflected forms

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          "lang": "Mongolian",
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      "sense": "adjective that describes only an attribute",
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    },
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "adjective that describes only an attribute",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
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      "sense": "adjective that describes only an attribute",
      "word": "тэмдэг нэр тодотгол"
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      "code": "cy",
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      "word": "ansoddair disgrifiadol"
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