modificatory
Modificatory is an adjective meaning relating to or serving to modify. In general use, something modificatory acts to change, limit, describe, or specify another element.
In linguistics and grammar, the term is used to describe words or constructions that modify a head
The notion of modificatory function is closely related to, but distinct from, the broader idea of a
Etymology traces modificatory to the Latin modificator, from modificare, to modify. While not a frequent label
See also: modifier, modification, attributive, determiner, adjective, adverb.