adv. [f. prec. + -LY2.] In an attributive way; as an attribute.
1853. J. W. Gibbs, Philol. Stud., xi. Any substantive may have a word or phrase joined to it attributively.
Mod. In house dog, and OE. hús-carl, the simple substantive ‘house’ is used attributively, instead of an adjective or genitive case.
