postpositive

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UK/pəʊstˈpɒzɪtɪv/US/poʊstˈpɑzɪtɪv/

adjective

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.

OriginEnglish positive ← Old French positif ← Latin positivus →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

adjectivepostpositive (not comparable)
  1. not comparablegrammarPlaced 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.
nounpostpositive (plural postpositives)

plural postpositives

  1. grammarA postpositive modifier.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pósti
  3. Proto-Italic*posti
  4. Old Latinposte
  5. Latinpost
  6. Englishpost-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂pó
  10. Proto-Italic*po
  11. Proto-Indo-European*teḱ-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*tḱéytibf.
  13. Proto-Indo-European*tḱey-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*tḱinéti
  15. Proto-Italic*sinō
  16. Proto-Italic*pozinō
  17. Latinpōnō
  18. Latinīvus
  19. Latinpositivus
  20. Old Frenchpositif
  21. Englishpositive
  22. Englishpostpositive

From post- + positive.

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Translations

Polish postpozycyjny
  • postpozycyjnyTranslations
Spanish postpositivo
  • postpositivoTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

postpositive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postpositive

MLA

“postpositive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postpositive. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postpositive,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postpositive.

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