descriptive
- Adjective. Of, or relating to description.
- Adjective. (grammar) Of an adjective, stating an attribute of the associated noun (as ''heavy'' in ''the heavy dictionary'').
- Adjective. (context, linguistics) Describing the structure, grammar, vocabulary and actual use of a language.
- Adjective. (context, science) Describing and seeking to classify, as opposed to normative or prescriptive.
- Noun. (grammar) An adjective (or other descriptive word).
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