postpositive UK /pəʊstˈpɒzɪtɪv/US /poʊstˈpɑzɪtɪv/adjective 1noun 1forms 1 adjective1 •Placed after the word modified, either immediately after, as in two men abreast, or as part of a complement, as in those two men are bad. noun1 •A postpositive modifier. formspostpositives