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descriptive
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As an adjective, descriptive means of, relating to, or providing a description. As a noun, it means an adjective (or other descriptive word).
Meanings of descriptive
7 meaningsadjective
Of, relating to, or providing a description.
grammarOf an adjective, stating an attribute of the associated noun (as heavy in the heavy dictionary).
linguisticsDescribing the structure, grammar, vocabulary and actual use of a language.
sciencephilosophyDescribing and seeking to classify, as opposed to normative or prescriptive.
Serving to describe or inform or characterized by description
“the descriptive variable”
“a descriptive passage”
Of or relating to an approach to linguistic analysis that aims at the description of a language's forms, structures and usage
“descriptive grammar”
noun
grammarAn adjective (or other descriptive word)
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).