attributively

[ uh-trib-yuh-tiv-lee ]

adverb

, Grammar.

1. in an attributive or adjectival manner; in a position directly adjacent to and modifying a noun, without any intervening linking verb, as the adjective warm in a warm welcome or the noun romance in a romance novel.

Word History and Origins

Origin of attributively¹

First recorded in 1850–55; attributive ( def ) + -ly ( def )

Example Sentences

The word is also used attributively to indicate the kind of trade carried on in such towns.

From Project Gutenberg

Hence He cannot be attributively defined, and man can know Him only by means of beings which emanate from Him.

From Project Gutenberg