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qualificative, a. and n. rare.|ˈkwɒlɪfɪkeɪtɪv|
[f. qualify v.: see prec. and -ative. Cf. F. qualificatif, -ive (18th c.).]
a. adj. Qualifying; denoting some quality.
b. n. A qualifying word or phrase.
a1661Fuller Worthies i. (1662) 59 An Apology for Qualificatives used, and Blanks left in this History. 1860F. Winslow Obscure Dis. Brain 361 Adjectives or qualificatives disappear last. 1862Rawlinson Anc. Mon. I. vii. 148 His name..is usually followed by a qualificative adjunct. |