attributive adj 1: of adjectives; placed before the nouns they modify; "`red' is an attributive adjective in `a red apple'" [syn: {attributive}, {prenominal}] [ant: {predicative}]
Attributive \At*trib"u*tive\, a. [Cf. F. attributif.] Attributing; pertaining to, expressing, or assigning an attribute; of the nature of an attribute. [1913 Webster]
Attributive \At*trib"u*tive\, n., (Gram.) A word that denotes an attribute; esp. a modifying word joined to a noun; an adjective or adjective phrase. [1913 Webster]