intersective

Adjective

  • Relating to intersection.
  • Of a modifier: such that its content does not interact with that of the modified noun. For example, in the phrase "ugly dog", "ugly" is intersective because the fact that the dog is ugly is independent of the fact that it is a dog. If you were to determine that it was a pet, then you could conclude that it is an ugly pet (that is, "ugly" applies to "pet", independent of whether the pet is a dog).

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