Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Appositive /ə-pŏzʹĭ-tĭv/ · Ap·pos·i·tive · IPA /əˈpɑzɪtɪv/ 01 a. Of or relating to apposition; in apposition. 1. Of or relating to apposition; in apposition. “Appositive to the words going immediately before.” — Knatchbull.