Adjective Definition
Other Word Forms of Adjective
Noun
Origin of Adjective
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Borrowing from Old French adjectif, from Latin adiectīvum, from ad (“next to”) + -iect-, perfect passive participle of iaciō (“throw”) + -īvus, adjective ending; hence, a word "thrown next to" a noun, modifying it.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English from Old French adjectif from Late Latin adiectīvus from adiectus past participle of adicere to add to ad- ad- iacere to throw yē- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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