ad‧jec‧tive /ˈædʒəktɪv, ˈædʒɪktɪv/
noun [countable][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;
Origin: adjectif, from Latin adjectus, past participle of adjicere, from ad- 'to' + jacere 'to throw']
a word that describes a noun or
pronoun. In the phrase ‘black hat’, ‘black’ is an adjective and in the sentence ‘It makes her happy’, ‘happy’ is an adjective.
—adjectival /ˌædʒəkˈtaɪv
əl◂, ˌædʒɪkˈtaɪv
əl◂/
adjective:
an adjectival phrase [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲