I. əˈpäzəd.iv, -ətiv also aˈ- adjective
Etymology: apposit ion + -ive
1. : standing in grammatical apposition
an appositive noun
: being a grammatical apposition
an appositive construction
2. of an adjective or adjective equivalent : standing in a relation to its noun like that of the second noun or noun equivalent to the first in an apposition (as shy and embarrassed in “the child, shy and embarrassed, said nothing”) — compare adherent 4, attributive 1a, predicate I 2
• appositively adverb
II. noun
( -s )
: an appositive noun, noun equivalent, adjective, or adjective equivalent