(adj) of adjectives; relating to or occurring within the predicate of a sentence, Ant. attributive, Example:`red' is a predicative adjective in `the apple is red'
a. [ L. praedicativus. ] Expressing affirmation or predication; affirming; predicating, as, a predicative term. -- Pred"i*ca*tive*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]
[クかつよう, ku katsuyou] (n) classical form of i-adjective inflection (easily recognized by its attributive form ending in "ki" and predicative form ending in "shi")
[シクかつよう, shiku katsuyou] (n) classical form of i-adjective inflection (easily recognized by its attributive form ending in "shiki" and predicative form ending in "shi")