descriptive
[dih-skrip-tiv]
adjective
having the quality of describing; characterized by description: a descriptive passage in an essay.
Grammar.
- (of an adjective or other modifier) expressing a quality of the word it modifies, as fresh in fresh milk.Compare limiting(def 2).
- (of a clause) nonrestrictive.Compare restrictive(def 4).
noting, concerned with, or based upon the fact or experience.
characterized by or based upon the classification and description of material in a given field: descriptive botany.
Origin of descriptive
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descriptive
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