adnominal

[ad-nom-uh-nl]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or used as the modifier of a noun, as new in the new theater, on the corner in the house on the corner, or the mayor's in the mayor's reputation.

2. of or relating to an adnoun.

noun

1. a word or phrase that modifies a noun.

adnominal

/ ədˈnɒmɪnəl /

noun

1. a word modifying a noun

adjective

1. of or relating to an adnoun

Word History and Origins

Origin of adnominal¹

1835–45; ad- + nominal, on the model of adverbial

Example Sentences

Post-mortem tests gave Mr McDonagh's cause of death as a "traumatic rupture of the aorta", while his wife was found to have died from head, chest and adnominal injuries.

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Roddick, who has been mostly idle this summer because of an adnominal strain, was glad to get in four matches in preparation for next week.

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