Read full poem →"rudis" (the staff received by the gladiator on his discharge) with the
adjective "rudis" (rude). The original has "Tutaque deposito poscitur
ense rudis."
Dictionary Entry
(grammar) A word that modifies a noun or describes a noun’s referent.
In a Sentence
“The words “big” and “heavy” are English adjectives.”
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Origin
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Common Phrases
. adjectiveclause adjectiveclauses adjectiveadjective predicateadjective possessiveadjective qualifying
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Antonyms
Related Words
Poetry examples for “adjective”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →That there are less to come --
Afflictive is the Adjective
But affluent the doom --
Read full poem →ABBREVIATIONS. Besides _s._, _adj._, and _adv._, for _substantive_,
_adjective_, _adverb,_, the following are used in a special sense:--_v._, a
verb in the infinitive mood; _ger._, gerund; _pr. s._, present tense, 3rd