He wondered how much of this constancy was natural, and how much merely attributive and traditional, and whether human happiness or misery were increased by it on the whole.
"A Fearful Responsibility and Other Stories"
William D. Howells
In other words, let the bodies be regarded as attributive and the forces as substantive.
"The Approach to Philosophy"
Ralph Barton Perry
Mr. Flack's attributive intentions became a theme of indulgent parental chaff, and the girl was neither dazzled nor annoyed by the freedom of all this tribute.
"The Reverberator"
Henry James