ascriptive

[ uh-skrip-tiv ]

/ əˈskrɪp tɪv /

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

Nearby words

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

as·crip·tive·ly, adverb