predicative

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   In grammar, describing an adjective that follows a linking verb rather than coming directly before a noun.

   In "The sky is blue," the word "blue" is used predicatively.

2. 2
   noun

   A word or phrase in the predicate that describes the subject or object through the verb.

   In "She seems happy," the word "happy" is the predicative.

From predicate + -ive.

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