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Meaning of adjective | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈæd͡ʒ.ɪk.tɪv

Definitions

  1. Adjectival; pertaining to or functioning as an adjective.
    not-comparable
  2. adjectival
  3. Applying to methods of enforcement and rules of procedure.
    not-comparable
  4. adjective (a word that modifies a noun)
  5. Needing the use of a mordant to be made fast to that which is being dyed.
    not-comparable
  6. first-person singular present indicative of adjetivar
  7. Incapable of independent function.
    not-comparable, obsolete

Equivalents

Español adjetivo adjetivo
Français adjective adjective
Nederlands formeel
Português adjetivo adjetivo

Examples

“The whole English law, substantive and adjective.”
“In fact, God is of not so much importance in Himself, but as the end towards which man tends. That irreverent person who said that Browning uses “God” as a pigment made an accurate criticism of his theology. In Browning, God is adjective to man.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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