- classifying adjective
- nounan adjective that classifies its noun (e.g., `a nervous disease' or `a musical instrument')• Syn: ↑relational adjective• Hypernyms: ↑adjective• Hyponyms: ↑pertainym
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classifying adjective
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classifying — classify ► VERB (classifies, classified) 1) arrange (a group) in classes according to shared characteristics. 2) assign to a particular class or category. 3) designate (documents or information) as officially secret. DERIVATIVES classifiable… … English terms dictionary
adjective — 1. general. The term adjective was itself an adjective for a hundred years before it became used as a noun for one of the parts of speech. Joseph Priestley, in The Rudiments of English Grammar (1761), was perhaps the first English grammarian to… … Modern English usage
classifying — adjective Grammar (of an adjective) describing the class that a head noun belongs to and not having a comparative or superlative … English new terms dictionary
classifying — adjective That serves to classify … Wiktionary
Adjective — Examples That s an interesting idea. (attributive) That idea is interesting. (predicative) Tell me something interesting. (postpositive) The good, the bad, and the ugly. (substantive) In grammar, an adjective is a describing word; the main… … Wikipedia
relational adjective — noun an adjective that classifies its noun (e.g., a nervous disease or a musical instrument ) • Syn: ↑classifying adjective • Hypernyms: ↑adjective • Hyponyms: ↑pertainym … Useful english dictionary
Adjectives — ◊ GRAMMAR An adjective is a word that is used to describe someone or something or give information about them. ◊ form The form of an adjective does not change: the same form is used for singular and plural, for subject and object, and for male… … Useful english dictionary
adjectives — ◊ GRAMMAR An adjective is a word that is used to describe someone or something or give information about them. ◊ form The form of an adjective does not change: the same form is used for singular and plural, for subject and object, and for male… … Useful english dictionary
classifiable — classify ► VERB (classifies, classified) 1) arrange (a group) in classes according to shared characteristics. 2) assign to a particular class or category. 3) designate (documents or information) as officially secret. DERIVATIVES classifiable… … English terms dictionary
classifier — classify ► VERB (classifies, classified) 1) arrange (a group) in classes according to shared characteristics. 2) assign to a particular class or category. 3) designate (documents or information) as officially secret. DERIVATIVES classifiable… … English terms dictionary
