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American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1
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Adjective
AD’JECTIVE, n. In grammar, a word used with a noun, to express a quality of the thing named, or something attributed to it, or to limit or define it, or to specify or describe a thing, as distinct from something else. It is called also an attributive or attribute. Thus, in the phrase, a wise ruler, wise is the adjective or attribute, expressing a particular property of ruler.
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Chicago:
Noah Webster Jr., "Adjective," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed September 17, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LBZRTWY5PPTGCUJ.
MLA:
Webster, Noah, Jr. "Adjective." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 17 Sep. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LBZRTWY5PPTGCUJ.
Harvard:
Webster, N, 'Adjective' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 17 September 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LBZRTWY5PPTGCUJ.
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