interpretative
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- interpretatively adverb
- noninterpretative adjective
- noninterpretatively adverb
- preinterpretative adjective
- uninterpretative adjective
Etymology
Origin of interpretative
1560–70; < Latin interpretāt ( us ) past participle of interpretārī to interpret + -ive
Example Sentences
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His death occurred just hours after speaking to a Times reporter about hiking in the heat while he took a break for some rare shade under a metal interpretative sign.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 21, 2023
To answer this question, historians apply rigorous interpretative methodology rooted in the search for causation.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
Language is tricky, nebulous, highly interpretative and emotional.
From Salon • Jan. 15, 2023
Possibilities include a park with interpretative panels in Maidu, street signs in Maidu or buildings decorated with cultural designs, Cunningham said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2022
The Interpretative Sense.—The sense of taste, as the true interpretative sense, often talks the other senses over to its point of view and imposes upon them its laws and customs.
From Human, All-Too-Human, Part II by Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm
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