added to a substantive as an attribute; of the nature of an adjunct; as, an adjective word or sentence.-not standing by itself; dependent.-relating to procedure.-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 phrase, "a wise ruler," wise is the adjective, expressing a property of ruler.-a dependent; an accessory.-to make an adjective of; to form or change into an adjective.