See Also: Descriptive(medicine)
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descriptive (iou)



descriptive adjective. M18.
[Late Latin descriptivus, from descript-: see DESCRIPTION, -IVE.]
Serving or seeking to describe; characterized by description. M18.
descriptive geometry: concerned with the description of surfaces, figures, solids, etc., esp. by means of projection on to planes.
Consisting of or concerned with description of observable things or qualities; not expressing feelings or valuations. M19.
b. Linguistics. Describing a language as it is, avoiding comparison or prescription. E20.
Grammar. Of an adjective etc.: assigning a quality rather than restricting the application of the expression modified. E20.
descriptively adverb L18.
descriptiveness noun M19.