·noun Relating to procedure.
II. Adjective ·noun Not standing by itself; dependent.
III. Adjective ·noun A dependent; an Accessory.
IV. Adjective ·vt To make an adjective of; to form or change into an adjective.
V. Adjective ·noun Added to a substantive as an attribute; of the nature of an adjunct; as, an adjective word or sentence.
VI. Adjective ·noun 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.