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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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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › descriptiveDescriptive Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of DESCRIPTIVE is presenting observations about the characteristics of someone or something : serving to describe. How to use descriptive in a sentence.

3. www.dictionary.com › browse › descriptiveDESCRIPTIVE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Descriptive definition: having the quality of describing; characterized by description. See examples of DESCRIPTIVE used in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › descriptiveDESCRIPTIVE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   DESCRIPTIVE meaning: 1. describing something, especially in a detailed, interesting way: 2. A descriptive area of study…. Learn more.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › descriptiveDESCRIPTIVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   DESCRIPTIVE definition: 1. describing something, especially in a detailed, interesting way: 2. A descriptive area of study…. Learn more.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › descriptiveDescriptive - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Something that is descriptive uses an account of words to give us a sense of what it's like. We usually use descriptive when people are very effective at conveying something. James Agee is an author who excels at descriptive writing, spending pages and pages beautifully describing the scene of a poor cabin in the moonlight.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › descriptiveDESCRIPTIVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   designating or of a branch of a science in which its data or materials are described and classified. descriptive anatomy. b. Grammar. designating an adjective that indicates a quality or condition of the person or thing named by the word it modifies. “big” in “big barn” is a descriptive adjective.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › descriptiveDescriptive - definition of descriptive by The Free Dictionary

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   1. characterized by or containing description; serving to describe. 2. (Grammar) grammar (of an adjective) serving to describe the referent of the noun modified, as for example the adjective brown as contrasted with my and former.