postpositive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Placed after the word modified, either immediately after, as in two men abreast, or as part of a complement, as in those two men are bad.

noun

/pəʊstˈpɒzɪtɪv/ /poʊstˈpɑzɪtɪv/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-postpositive.wav

postpositive postpositives

From post- + positive.

adjectival adjunctive adjunct postnominal predicative

postpostively postpositive adjective postpositively

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