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.

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