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Meaning of postpositive adjective | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An adjective that follows the noun or pronoun that it modifies.

Equivalents

Español adjetivo pospositivo
한국어 후격 형용사

Examples

“In the sentence "She is beauty personified," the postpositive adjective is "personified", modifying "beauty".”
“The word "better" is a postpositive adjective in "I want⟳ something better", modifying "something".”
“In "This seems sufficient", "sufficient" is the postpositive adjective, modifying "this".”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

postpositivism postpositivist postpostmodernism postpostscript postpotential postprandial dip

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