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postpositive.

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.

12 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/pəʊstˈpɒzɪtɪv/Received-Pronunciation/poʊstˈpɑzɪtɪv/General-American
  1. 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.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó Proto-Italic *po Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *tḱéytibf. Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *tḱinéti Proto-Italic *sinō Proto-Italic *pozinō Latin pōnō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin īvus Latin positivusder. Old French positifbor. English positive English postpositive From post- + positive.

noun/pəʊstˈpɒzɪtɪv/Received-Pronunciation/poʊstˈpɑzɪtɪv/General-American
  1. A postpositive modifier.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó Proto-Italic *po Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *tḱéytibf. Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *tḱinéti Proto-Italic *sinō Proto-Italic *pozinō Latin pōnō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin īvus Latin positivusder. Old French positifbor. English positive English postpositive From post- + positive.

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