fake is privative because a fake cat is not a cat. A plain nonsubsective adjective is an adjective that is not subsective or privative. For example, the word possible is this kind of adjective, as the extension of possible murderer overlaps with, but is not included in the extension of murderer (as some, but not all, possible murderers are murderers). See also Attributive verb Flat adverb Grammatical modifier Intersective modifier List of eponymous adjectives in English Noun adjunct Part of speech Predication (philosophy) Privative adjective Proper adjective Subsective modifier Explanatory notes References Further reading Dixon, R. M. W. (1999). "Adjectives". In K. Brown & T. Miller (eds.), Concise Encyclopedia of Grammatical Categories. Amsterdam: Elsevier. . pp. 1–8. Warren, Beatrice (1984). Classifying adjectives. Gothenburg studies in English No. 56. Göteborg: Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis. . External links List of English collateral adjectives at Wiktionary Adjectives