Added 9 October 2026 attributive /əˈtɹɪb.ju.tɪv/ adjective Categories: Describing WordsRare Words adjective ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about attributive at Wordnik → Where our words come from → Of adjectives; placed before the nouns they modify. `red' is an attributive adjective in `a red apple' Related Words: prenominalattributativeattribadnominaladjectivaladverbialadjectivenominalhomologicalautologicaldescriptive Back to today's word