attributive

/əˈtrɪbjədɪv/

Definitions of attributive

1. adjective

   of adjectives; placed before the nouns they modify
   “`red' is an attributive adjective in `a red apple'”

   synonyms: prenominal

   attributive genitive

   a word in the genitive case used as an attributive adjective

   antonyms:

   predicative

   of adjectives; relating to or occurring within the predicate of a sentence