Meaning

4 senses
  1. Of, relating to, or providing a description.

    описа́тельныйopisátelʹnyj, нагля́дныйnagljádnyj

    описо́вийopysóvyj

    of or relating to an approach to linguistic analysis that aims at the description of a language's forms, structures and usage

  2. Of an adjective, stating an attribute of the associated noun (as heavy in the heavy dictionary).

    описа́тельныйopisátelʹnyj

  3. Describing the structure, grammar, vocabulary and actual use of a language.

    deskriptiv

    описа́тельныйopisátelʹnyj

  4. Describing and seeking to classify, as opposed to normative or prescriptive.

Examples

7 sentences
  1. The word "self-descriptive" is self-descriptive.

    ruСлово «самодескриптивный» является самодескриптивным.

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  2. This is a command, not truly a descriptive sentence.

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  3. Generate a concise and descriptive caption for this image.

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  4. We can thank the intrepid sailors of yore for these wildly descriptive terms.

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  5. Often story writers use descriptive language such as adjectives to provide a mental picture of the character’s appearance.

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Translations

6 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
of, or relating to description:
Русский
By meaning 1
of, or relating to description:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
describing a language:

Origin

From Latin dēscriptīvus (“containing a full description”).

From Latin dēscriptīvus (“containing a full description”).

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