ALL meanings of descriptive
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D d - adjective descriptive Descriptive language or writing indicates what someone or something is like. 3
- adjective descriptive characterized by or containing description; serving to describe 3
- adjective descriptive (of an adjective) serving to describe the referent of the noun modified, as for example the adjective brown as contrasted with my and former 3
- adjective descriptive relating to or based upon description or classification rather than explanation or prescription 3
- adjective descriptive describing; of or characterized by description 3
- adjective descriptive designating or of a branch of a science in which its data or materials are described and classified 3
- adjective descriptive designating an adjective that indicates a quality or condition of the person or thing named by the word it modifies 3
- adjective descriptive having the quality of describing; characterized by description: a descriptive passage in an essay. 1
- adjective descriptive Grammar. (of an adjective or other modifier) expressing a quality of the word it modifies, as fresh in fresh milk. Compare limiting (def 2). (of a clause) nonrestrictive. Compare restrictive (def 4). 1
- adjective descriptive noting, concerned with, or based upon the fact or experience. 1
- adjective descriptive characterized by or based upon the classification and description of material in a given field: descriptive botany. 1
- noun descriptive Serving or seeking to describe. 1
- adjective descriptive language: describing 1
- adjective descriptive grammar: not prescriptive 1
- adjective descriptive grammar: adjectival 1
- noun descriptive (grammar) An adjective (or other descriptive word). 0
- adjective descriptive Of or relating to description. 0
- adjective descriptive (grammar) Of an adjective, stating an attribute of the associated noun (as heavy in the heavy dictionary). 0
- adjective descriptive (linguistics) Describing the structure, grammar, vocabulary and actual use of a language. 0
- adjective descriptive (sciences, philosophy) Describing and seeking to classify, as opposed to normative or prescriptive. 0