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ascriptive
[ uh-skrip-tiv ]
/ əˈskrɪp tɪv /
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adjective
pertaining to, involving, or indicating ascription, especially the ascribing of qualities or characteristics.
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Origin of ascriptive
1640–50; ascript(ion) + -ive; compare Latin a(d)scrīptīvus supernumerary, descriptive, proscriptive
OTHER WORDS FROM ascriptive
as·crip·tive·ly, adverbWords nearby ascriptive
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