Added 9 October 2026
descriptive
/dɪˈskɹɪptɪv/ adjective
Latin root: dēscriptīvus Wiktionary
adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about descriptive at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Serving to describe or inform or characterized by description.
the descriptive variable
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Of or relating to an approach to linguistic analysis that aims at the description of a language's forms, structures and usage.
descriptive grammar
Origin
From Latin dēscriptīvus (“containing a full description”).
From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)