appositive, a.
(əˈpɒzɪtɪv)
[f. L. apposit- (see apposite) + -ive, as if ad. L. *appositīv-us: cf. It. appositivo (Florio), mod.Fr. appositif.]
Of, pertaining to, or standing in apposition. Also as n.
| 1693 Knatchbull Annot. 42 The words in the parenthesis being only appositive to the words going immediately before. 1847 A. Crosby Grk. Gram. §331 An appositive agrees in case with its subject. 1883 H. M. Kennedy Ten Brink's E.E. Lit. 20 The separation of appositive words. |