noun–adjectiveadj.
/ˌnaʊnˈadʒᵻktɪv/, U.S. /ˌnaʊnˈædʒəktɪv/ Grammar.
Consisting of or involving a noun and an adjective, or nouns and adjectives; characterized by use of these word classes.
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noun–adjective1921
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1921 S. Paton Human Behavior v. 157 In the illiterate group there were relatively fewer of the noun–adjective group but relatively more of the verb–adverb class.
1963 Times Lit. Suppl. 22 Mar. 193/4 The English noun–adjective relationship..as in ‘church’—‘ecclesiastical’.
1995 B. Fleet Ennead III. 6 256 Unfortunately English does not have a noun–adjective pair from the same root other than the clumsy ‘large and largeness’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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