Definition of POSTPOSITIVE

postpositive

Plural: postpositives

Adjective

  • (of a modifier) placed after another word

Adj

  • Placed after the word modified, either immediately after, as in two men abreast, or as part of a complement, as in those two men are bad.

Noun

  • A postpositive modifier.

Origin / Etymology

From post- + positive.

Scrabble Score: 19

postpositive: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
postpositive: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
postpositive: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 22

postpositive: valid Words With Friends Word