Adjective /(ăd"jĕk*tĭv)/

1. Added to a substantive as an attribute; of the nature of an adjunct; as, an adjective word or sentence.
2. Not standing by itself; dependent.
3. Relating to procedure.

1. A word used with a noun, or substantive, to express a quality of the thing named, or something attributed to it, or to limit or define it, or to specify or describe a thing, as distinct from something else. Thus, in phrase, “a wise ruler,” wise is the adjective, expressing a property of ruler. (Gram.)
2. A dependent; an accessory.

imp. & p. p. Adjectived; p. pr. & vb. n. Adjectiving

1. To make an adjective of; to form or change into an adjective. [R.]

   Language has as much occasion to adjective the distinct signification of the verb, and to adjective also the mood, as it has to adjective time. It has . . . adjectived all three.