[ad.jec.tive] adj [ME, fr. MF or LL; MF adjectif, fr. LL adjectivus, fr. L adjectus, pp. of adjicere to throw to, fr. ad- + jacere to throw--more at jet] (14c) 1: of, relating to, or functioning as an adjective "an ~ clause"
2: not standing by itself: dependent
3: requiring or employing a mordant "~ dyes"
4: procedural "~ law" -- ad.jec.tive.ly adv
[2]adjective n (14c): a word belonging to one of the major form classes in any of numerous languages and typically serving as a modifier of a noun to denote a quality of the thing named, to indicate its quantity or extent, or to specify a thing as distinct from something else