adjective vs adverbial phrase

adjective

noun
  • A word that modifies a noun or noun phrase or describes a noun’s referent. 

adj
  • Needing the use of a mordant to be made fast to that which is being dyed. 

  • Applying to methods of enforcement and rules of procedure. 

  • Adjectival; pertaining to or functioning as an adjective. 

verb
  • To make an adjective of; to form or convert into an adjective. 

  • To characterize with an adjective; to describe by using an adjective. 

adverbial phrase

noun
  • A phrase that collectively modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb, or a prepositional phrase. 

How often have the words adjective and adverbial phrase occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )