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ascriptive

[ uh-skrip-tiv ]

adjective

  1. pertaining to, involving, or indicating ascription, especially the ascribing of qualities or characteristics.


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Other Words From

  • as·criptive·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of ascriptive1

1640–50; ascript(ion) + -ive; compare Latin a ( d ) scrīptīvus supernumerary, descriptive, proscriptive ( def )

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