attributive Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective of adjectives; placed before the nouns they modify
    prenominal.
    • `red' is an attributive adjective in `a red apple'

WordNet

At*trib"u*tive adjective
Etymology
Cf. F. attributif.
Definitions
  1. Attributing; pertaining to, expressing, or assigning an attribute; of the nature of an attribute.
At*trib"u*tive noun
Definitions
  1. (Gram.) A word that denotes an attribute; esp. a modifying word joined to a noun; an adjective or adjective phrase.

Webster 1913