modifier

It's what earns his narcissism the modifier "malignant."

From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2025

But Helen Knight, NICE’s director of medicines evaluation, argues that the severity modifier is working.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2024

Engineered bacteria can produce a plastic modifier that makes renewably sourced plastic more processable, more fracture resistant and highly biodegradable even in sea water.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 9, 2024

“Recycled is a positive modifier in most contexts but that isn’t necessarily the case when it comes to gold or silver,” she said.

From New York Times ● Jan. 29, 2024

In this sentence we have the phrase In Sophocles’play as a modifier of the clause Oedipus married his mother.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

“Sales of our proteins and modifiers have increased 300 to 400%. They’ll substitute out three ounces of chicken and get a full chicken breast, which is eight ounces of chicken.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

At the same time, management described customization as a $1 billion-a-year business, built on high-margin modifiers such as cold foam, milk alternatives, and protein add-ins that allow customers to personalize nearly every beverage.

From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026

However, these traditional rheological modifiers have raised environmental concerns regarding sourcing and sustainability.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 25, 2024

“We have found a number of so-called modifiers among the European population, and these are targets for new drugs,” said Dr. Cristina Sampaio, CHDI’s chief medical officer.

From New York Times ● May 23, 2023

Those temporal modifiers all have something to do with cold weather, and that is also a deliberate choice.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker