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attributively

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at·trib·u·tive  (-trby-tv)
n. Grammar
A word or word group, such as an adjective, that is placed adjacent to the noun it modifies without a linking verb; for example, pale in the pale girl.
adj.
1. Grammar Of, relating to, or being an attributive, as an adjective.
2. Of or having the nature of an attribution or attribute.
at·tribu·tive·ly adv.
at·tribu·tive·ness n.
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Adv.1.attributively - in an attributive manner; "the genitive noun is used attributively"
grammar - the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
Translations
attributively [əˈtrɪbjʊtɪvlɪ] ADV → como atributo
attributively
adv → attributiv
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KC 13)] The MED data shows that only 26% (40 tokens) of all doubly marked adjectives are used attributively.
"More strenger and mightier": some remarks on double comparison in ... by Wlodarczyk, Matylda / Studia Anglica Posnaniensia: international review of English Studies
Nominalizations of verbs do of course occur but, significant to the case at hand, they typically function attributively, as genitives, or relative clauses, and not as the subject of a verb.
From 'In the Garden of Delights.' by Bloch, Ariel; Bloch, Chana / Judaism: A Quarterly Journal of Jewish Life and Thought
But what if the adjective is used attributively rather than as a predicate adjective following a copulative verb?
Is-Y white hats and is-Y black hats by Holmes, Stewart W. / ETC.: A Review of General Semantics
 
 
 
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