c. 1600, from French attributif, from stem of Latin attributus (see attribute (v.)). As a noun in grammar, "a word expressing an attribute," from 1750. Related: Attributively; attributiveness.
`red' is an attributive adjective in `a red apple'
attrahent
attributable
attribute
attributes
attribution
attributive
attrit
attrite
attrition
attune
attunement