interpretive
serving to interpret; explanatory.
deduced by interpretation.
made because of interpretation: an interpretive distortion of language.
of or relating to those arts that require an intermediary, as a performer, for realization, as in music or theater.
offering interpretations, explanations, or guidance, as through lectures, brochures, or films: the museum's interpretive center.
Origin of interpretive
1Other words from interpretive
- in·ter·pre·tive·ly, adverb
- non·in·ter·pre·tive, adjective
- non·in·ter·pre·tive·ly, adverb
- non·in·ter·pre·tive·ness, noun
- self-in·ter·pre·tive, adjective
- un·in·ter·pre·tive, adjective
- un·in·ter·pre·tive·ly, adverb
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How to use interpretive in a sentence
Hirschfeld’s illustrations were interpretive of theatrical and film productions — that is part of his genius — and celebrities could be sensitive about their caricatured features.
Al Hirschfeld: Drawing entertainers with pen and ink, elegance and wit | Michael Cavna | July 30, 2021 | Washington PostHe is the court’s leading opponent of the selective and bogus interpretive method known as “originalism.”
Liberals, STFU With Telling Justice Breyer to Retire | Jay Michaelson | June 7, 2021 | The Daily BeastMeanwhile, his performer’s gifts — charisma, interpretive verve, spot-on comic and dramatic timing, exuberant physicality — make the profundity engaging.
That, after all, is what most of us are taught in school, because of the legacy of interpretive paradigms such as New Criticism.
Literature Should Be Taught Like Science - Issue 97: Wonder | Kevin Berger | February 24, 2021 | NautilusThe truth is screened through an interpretive lens even before experiments start.
An Existential Crisis in Neuroscience - Issue 94: Evolving | Grigori Guitchounts | December 30, 2020 | Nautilus
I came [to personal essays] through the route of, if you want to call it intellection or a kind of interpretive [genre].
Daphne Merkin on Lena Dunham, Book Criticism, and Self-Examination | Mindy Farabee | December 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd what is the difference between a truly creative artist and an interpretive artist?
The Stacks: The Eyes of Winter: Paul Newman at 70 | Peter Richmond | October 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe crowd collectively grooved out in the wavy interpretive dance-esque style that Deadheads do.
Bob Weir on Drugged-Out Deadheads and Living in Jerry Garcia’s Shadow | Emily Shire | April 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut then I was so impressed by the unique and interpretive ideas people were able to come up with.
The Gregory Brothers and the Rise of the Remix Video | Jackie Snow | February 4, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTIt is also more in the nature of misperception and interpretive crudity, rather than ignorance.
Free literature, library facilities, and interpretive services are also available at the museum.
Manasses (Bull Run) National Battlefield Park-Virginia | Francis F. WilshinThe use of the singer's sensations, as applied in practical instruction, is almost exclusively interpretive.
The Psychology of Singing | David C. TaylorMany vocal shortcomings are forgiven in the singer of convincing interpretive power.
The Psychology of Singing | David C. Taylorinterpretive signs and amenities guided the erstwhile onlooker to the "ultimate," in fantasy dining.
The Land of Look Behind | Paul Cameron BrownThe very thing that would have made them intelligible, interpretive, that would have made them art, was absent.
Vandover and the Brute | Frank Norris
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