adnoun

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Participles bear the same relation to verbs, that adnouns do to nouns.

From English Grammar in Familiar Lectures by Kirkham, Samuel

But that theory which ranks them with adnouns, appears to rest on a sandy foundation.

From English Grammar in Familiar Lectures by Kirkham, Samuel