noun adjective
/ˌnaʊn ˈadʒɪktɪv/Grammar
noun
1= adjective. Also figurative. Now historical.
2A noun used in apposition.
Origin
Late Middle English; earliest use found in John Trevisa (c1342–?1402), translator. From noun + adjective, after post-classical Latin nomen adjectivum. Compare Middle French, French †nom adjectif.
- Mississippi plan
- Mississippi rifle
- Mississippi Scheme
- Mississippi Territory
- missive
- Miss Laycock
- Miss Lonelyhearts
- Miss Lucy
- Miss Milligan
- Miss Nancy
- Missolonghi
- missort
- missorted
- missorting
- Missoula
- Missouri
- Missourian
- Missouri Compromise
- Missouri currant
- Missouri gooseberry
- Missouri gourd
- Missouri mule
- Missouri primrose
- Missouri question
- Missouri sucker