predicative

1. 1.

   of adjectives; relating to or occurring within the predicate of a sentence

   “`red' is a predicative adjective in `the apple is red'”

   Antonymsattributive

   grammar

Questions about predicative

What does predicative mean?

predicative means "of adjectives; relating to or occurring within the predicate of a sentence".

How many syllables are in predicative?

predicative has 4 syllables: pre-di-ca-tive. The stress falls on "di".

What is the opposite of predicative?

The recorded antonyms are attributive.

Is predicative a common word?

predicative is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.