"adjective" in the noun sense
1. adjective
a word that expresses an attribute of something
2. adjective
the word class that qualifies nouns
"adjective" in the adjective sense
1. adjectival, adjective
of or relating to or functioning as an adjective
"adjectival syntax"
"an adjective clause"
2. adjective, procedural
relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law
"adjective law"
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