1.AdjectiveModifying another word, typically a noun, while in the same phrase.
"In "this big house", big is attributive, whereas in "this house is big", it is predicative.; In "this tiger is a man-eater," man is an attributive noun."
2.AdjectiveAttributing; characterized by attributing; effecting attribution.
3.NounAn attributive word or phrase (see above), contrasted with predicative or substantive.
"In "this big house," big is an attributive, while in "this house is big," it is a predicative."