postpositive

From post- + positive.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /pəʊstˈpɒzɪtɪv/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /poʊstˈpɑzɪtɪv/

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postpositive (not comparable)

1. (grammar, of an adjective or other modifier) Placed after the word modified, either immediately after, as in two men abreast, or as part of a complement, as in those two men are bad.

   Coordinate terms: prepositive, attributive

postpositive (plural postpositives)

1. (grammar) A postpositive modifier.

   Coordinate terms: prepositive, attributive

• postpositive adjective
• postpositively