proper adjective
English
Noun
proper adjective (plural proper adjectives)Category:English lemmas#PROPERADJECTIVECategory:English nouns#PROPERADJECTIVECategory:English countable nouns#PROPERADJECTIVECategory:English multiword terms#PROPERADJECTIVECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#PROPERADJECTIVECategory:Pages with entries#PROPER%20ADJECTIVECategory:Pages with 1 entry#PROPER%20ADJECTIVE
- (grammarCategory:en:Grammar#PROPERADJECTIVE) An adjective derived from (or otherwise counterpart to) a proper noun, such as British derived from Britain, or Northeastern corresponding to Northeast.
- 1859, William Harvey Wells, A Grammar of the English Language: For the Use of Schools:
- These two general classes of adjectives may also be divided into several others, of which the following are the most important: — 1. A proper adjective is one that is derived from a proper name; as, American . . .Category:English terms with quotations#PROPERADJECTIVE
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adjective derived from a proper noun
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