Adjective — Defs

01 a. Added to a substantive as an attribute; of the nature of an adjunct; as, an adjective word or sentence.

1.
Added to a substantive as an attribute; of the nature of an adjunct; as, an adjective word or sentence.
2.
Not standing by itself; dependent.
3.
Relating to procedure.

Phrases & compounds

Adjective color — a color which requires to be fixed by some mordant or base to give it permanency.

02 n. A word used with a noun, or substantive, to express a quality of the thing named, or something attributed to it, or to limit or define it, …

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A word used with a noun, or substantive, to express a quality of the thing named, or something attributed to it, or to limit or define it, or to specify or describe a thing, as distinct from something else. Thus, in phrase, “a wise ruler,” wise is the adjective, expressing a property of ruler.(Gram.)
2.
A dependent; an accessory.

03 v. t. To make an adjective of; to form or change into an adjective.

imp. & p. p. Adjectived; p. pr. & vb. n. Adjectiving

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To make an adjective of; to form or change into an adjective.[R.]
“Language has as much occasion to adjective the distinct signification of the verb, and to adjective also the mood, as it has to adjective time. It has . . . adjectived all three.” — Tooke.