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   De·scrip·tive

   /dəˈskriptiv/

   

   adjective

   • 1. serving or seeking to describe: "the text contains some good descriptive passages"
   • ▪ (of an adjective) assigning a quality rather than restricting the application of the expression modified, e.g. blue as distinct from few.
   • 2. describing or classifying in an objective and nonjudgmental way.
   • ▪ describing accents, forms, structures, and usage without making value judgments.

   Word Origin late 16th century: from late Latin descriptivus, from descript- ‘written down’, from the verb describere (see describe).

   Derivatives

   • 1. descriptively adverb
   • 2. descriptiveness noun

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