Ăd'jec-tive1, n.
n. [Lat. adjectivum (sc. nomen), from adjectivus, that is added.] (Gram.) A word used with a noun, or substantive, 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. Thus, in the phrase, a wise ruler, wise is the adjective, expressing a particular property of ruler.
Adjective color, one which requires to be fixed by some mordant or base to give it permanency. Ure.