FromLatindēscriptīvus(“containing a full description”).
descriptive (comparativemoredescriptive,superlativemostdescriptive)
- Of, relating to, or providing adescription.
- (grammar) Of anadjective, stating anattribute of the associatednoun (asheavy inthe heavy dictionary).
- (linguistics)Describing thestructure,grammar,vocabulary and actualuse of alanguage.
- (sciences, philosophy) Describing and seeking toclassify, as opposed tonormative orprescriptive.
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of, or relating to description
stating an attribute to associated noun
describing and seeking to classify
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descriptive (pluraldescriptives)
- (grammar) Anadjective (or other descriptive word)
descriptive
- femininesingular ofdescriptif
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