Adjectify

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To convert (a word that is not an adjective) into an adjective. transitive

    "It is remarkable of words denoting dimension, that they all are abstracted into names by subjoining th, as length, breadth, width, and depth, and that these are not ordinarily allowed to be adjectified by adding either y or full."

  2. 2
    To describe something. transitive

    "She adjectifies the teens as “iridescent,” the twenties as “glowing,” the thirties as “warning” and the forties as “triumphant.”"

Synonyms

All synonyms
adjectiveadjectivize

Example

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"It is remarkable of words denoting dimension, that they all are abstracted into names by subjoining th, as length, breadth, width, and depth, and that these are not ordinarily allowed to be adjectified by adding either y or full."

Etymology

From adjective + -fy.

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