adjectives
plural of adjective
adjectives
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adjective
Source: Wiktionary
Ad"jec*tive, a. Etym: [See Adjective, n.]
1. Added to a substantive as an attribute; of the nature of an adjunct; as, an word sentence.
2. Not standing by itself; dependent. Adjective color, a color which requires to be fixed by some mordant or base to give it permanency.
3. Relating to procedure. "The whole English law, substantive and adjective." Macaulay.
Ad"jec*tive, n. Etym: [L. adjectivum (sc. nomen), neut. of adjectivus that is added, fr. adjicere: cf. F. adjectif. See Adject.]
1. (Gram.)
Definition: A word used with a noun, or substantive, to express a quality of the thing named, or something attributed to it, or to limit or define it, or to specify or describe a thing, as distinct from something else. Thus, in phrase, "a wise ruler," wise is the adjective, expressing a property of ruler.
2. A dependent; an accessory. Fuller.
Ad"jec*tive, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Adjectived; p. pr. & vb. n. Adjectiving.]
Definition: To make an adjective of; to form or change into an adjective. [R.] Language has as much occasion to adjective the distinct signification of the verb, and to adjective also the mood, as it has to adjective time. It has . . . adjectived all three. Tooke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
13 June 2025
(noun) an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; “the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
