ascriptive

[ uh-skrip-tiv ]

adjective

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

Other Words From

• as·criptive·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of ascriptive¹

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