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Postpositive vs Birdlike - What's the difference?

postpositive | birdlike |

As adjectives the difference between postpositive and birdlike

is that postpositive is (grammar|of an adjective or other modifier) 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 while birdlike is similar to a bird.

As a noun postpositive

is a postpositive modifier.

As an adverb birdlike is

(postpositive) in the manner of a bird; as, to fly birdlike .

postpositive

English

(Post-positive adjective)

Adjective

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  • (grammar, of an adjective or other modifier) 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 .
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A postpositive modifier.
  • birdlike

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Similar to a bird
  • Similar to that of a bird; as, a birdlike' song, ' birdlike eyes
  • See also

    * avian * volucrine

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • (postpositive) In the manner of a bird; as, to fly birdlike
  • Hyponyms

    * turkey-like