Definition of: adjective

(aj′ik·tiv) noun
1. Gram. A word used to limit or qualify a noun: one of the eight traditional parts of speech.
2. A dependent or corollary.
—adjective
1. Pertaining to an adjective.
2. Gram. Depending upon or standing in adjunct relation to a noun.
3. Of the nature of an adjunct; dependent; procedural: adjective law.
4. Chem. Requiring the use of a mordant, as in dyeing. [<L adjectivus that is added < adjicere add to < ad- to + jacere throw]
—ad′jec·tive·ly adverb