predicative

Meaning

Adj

Modifying a noun while in a predicate phrase, which predicate phrase is other than the noun phrase and occurs after a verb, as a predicate; contrasted with attributive.

Noun

1. An element of the predicate of a sentence which complements the subject or object by means of the verb. Predicatives may be nominal or adjectival.
2. In some languages, a special part of speech used as a predicate and denoting a state of being.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɹɛ.dɪ.kə.tɪv/

Etymology

From predicate + -ive.

Sentences

The paradox was also a motivation of the development of predicative mathematics .