adjectives

noun

  1. (grammar) A word that modifies a noun or describes a noun’s referent.

    "The words “big” and “heavy” are English adjectives."

  2. A dependent; an accessory.

verb

  1. To make an adjective of; to form or convert into an adjective.

  2. (chiefly as a participle) To characterize with an adjective; to describe by using an adjective.