post·pos·i·tive (p st-p z  -tv)adj. Occurring or placed after a word. n. A word or particle occurring or placed after another word. [Late Latin postposit  vus, from Latin postpositus, past participle of postpnere, to put after; see postpone.]post·pos i·tive·ly adv. |
postpositive [pəʊstˈpɒzɪtɪv]
adj
(Linguistics / Grammar) (of an adjective or other modifier) placed after the word modified, either immediately after, as in two men abreast, or as part of a complement, as in those men are bad
n
(Linguistics / Grammar) a postpositive modifier
postpositively adv
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| Adj. | 1. | postpositive - (of a modifier) placed after another word |
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