(of an adjective or other modifier) placed after the word modified, either immediately after, as in two men abreast, or as part of a complement, as in those men are bad
noun
2.
a postpositive modifier
Derived forms
postpositively (postˈpositively)
adverb
postpositive in American English
(ˌpoʊstˈpɑzətɪv)
adjective
1. Grammar
placed after or added to a word; suffixed
noun
2.
a postpositive word
Derived forms
postpositively (ˌpostˈpositively)
adverb
Word origin
LL postpositivus < L postpositus: see postposition