The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word ADJ , but the solution may also be SYL which is one of the most recent solution (2011 in New York Times).
Part of speech (abbr) crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ADJ | 33 % | 3 |
| ADV | 27 % | 3 |
| PREP | 13 % | 4 |
| SYL | 7 % | 3 |
| PRON | 7 % | 4 |
| CONJ | 7 % | 4 |
| INT | 7 % | 3 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Part of speech (abbr)
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- inst
- pos
- ans
- syl
- sys
- asl
- noun
- verb
- adverb
- pronoun
- peroration
- enallage
Crossword Answer definitions
ADJ noun- (grammar) A word that modifies a noun or describes a noun’s referent.
- A dependent; an accessory.
- An appendage; something attached to something else in a subordinate capacity.
- A person associated with another, usually in a subordinate position; a colleague.
- An unmalted grain or grain product that supplements the main mash ingredient.
- A quality or property of the body or mind, whether natural or acquired, such as colour in the body or judgement in the mind.
- A key or scale closely related to another as principal; a relative or attendant key.
- (grammar) A dispensable phrase in a clause or sentence that amplifies its meaning, such as "for a while" in "I typed for a while".
- (X-bar theory) A constituent which is both the daughter and the sister of an X-bar.
- Symploce.
- One of a pair of morphisms which relate to each other through a pair of adjoint functors.
- The action of adjusting something
- The result of adjusting something; a small change; a minor correction; a modification or alteration
- The settling or balancing of a financial account
- The behavioural process of balancing conflicting needs, or needs against obstacles in the environment.
- The assessment, by an insurance company, of a claim; the settlement of such a claim
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result ADJ
- Modifying word: Abbr.
- Pt. of speech
- Branch of a sentence diagram: Abbr.
- Double or nothing, in Eng. class
- Double or nothing: Abbr.
- Modifying wd.
- Right or wrong, e.g.: Abbr.
- Part of speech (abbr.)
- N. modifier
- N. enhancer
More clues leading to the result ADV
- Pt. of speech
- V. modifier
- Vb. modifier
- Gram. modifier
- Tom Swiftie wd.
- Adj. modifier
- Very or well (abbr.)
- Wd. like "now" or "never"
- Now or never, in Eng. class
- Sooner or later (abbr.)
More clues leading to the result PREP
- Get ready to paint
- Kind of school
- Acad.
- Type of school
- Get ready
- Cram
- Private school, briefly
- See 34-Down
- __ school
- Make ready
More clues leading to the result SYL
- Word part: Abbr.
- Oft-sampled soul musician Johnson
- Word div.
- One of five in catholicism?: Abbr.
- Word unit: Abbr.
- Wd. part
- Part of a wd.
- "One" has one (abbr.)
- Pt. of a word
- Part of a word (abbr.)
More clues leading to the result PRON
- I or you, e.g. (abbr.)
- Pt. of speech
- "He" or "them": Abbr.
- Dictionary abbr.
- Dictionary abbr. for me, myself, and I
- Grammatical abbreviation.
- Articulation: Abbr.
- Term in grammar: Abbr.
- He or she: Abbr.
- He or him: Abbr.
More clues leading to the result CONJ
- Connective word: abbr.
- Joining wd.
- Set of vbs.
- "And" or "or" (abbr.)
- Connecting wd.
- Phrase connector, briefly
- "If," "and" or "but": Abbr.
- Because, e.g.: Abbr.
- "And" or "or," e.g.: Abbr.
- "Nor" or "or," in a dict.