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attributively
[uh-trib-yuh-tiv-lee]
adverb
Grammar.
in an attributive or adjectival manner; in a position directly adjacent to and modifying a noun, without any intervening linking verb, as the adjective warm in a warm welcome or the noun romance in a romance novel.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of attributively1
First recorded in 1850–55; attributive ( def. ) + -ly ( def. )
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