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Resultative Adjective Definition

Resultative Adjective

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A resultative adjective is an adjective that is placed postpositively (after the noun it modifies) and reflects a change that occurs by action of the verb on the noun. Hence result +ative.


He cooked the meat rare.
She painted the fence white.
She rinsed the glass clean.

See Also:

Comparative; Superlative; Predicative Adjective; Attributive Adjective 

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Adjectives and Adverbs

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