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attributively

[uh-trib-yuh-tiv-lee]

adverb

Grammar.
  1. 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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