descriptive

Definition of descriptive

Adjectives

serving to describe or inform or characterized by description
"the descriptive variable"
"a descriptive passage"
Antonyms:
undescriptive
not successful in describing
describing the structure of a language
"descriptive grammar"
Antonyms:
prescriptive
pertaining to giving directives or rules
normative
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Vocabulary Lists for descriptive

Lois Lowry's "The Giver" Chapter 1 »(99 words)
Vocabulary study list for Lois Lowry's "The Giver"...
  • childcare
  • nightclothes
  • family unit
  • overfly
  • street cleaner

20080910 »(808 words)
  • heuristic
  • stash
  • protagonist
  • crackdown
  • dent

Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights - Chapters 1-2 »(386 words)
A fantastic vocabulary list for the first 2 chapters of...
  • virulency
  • canister
  • ensconce
  • auxiliary verb
  • horse pistol

GEM word list »(210 words)
Words used in general endeavor management and...
  • access
  • acquire
  • actual
  • aggregate
  • allocate

Style Vocabulary »(56 words)
Words that describe various written genres
  • academic
  • biblical
  • breathless
  • bucolic
  • casual

Words that contain descriptive