| ADJECTIVE | all | descriptive | serving to describe or inform or characterized by description |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | descriptive | describing the structure of a language |
| Sounds | dihskrih'ptihv | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abortive ... vituperative: 304 rhymes with ihv... | |
| Meaning | Serving to describe or inform or characterized by description. | |
|---|---|---|
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| Opposite | undescriptive | not successful in describing / describing |
| Adverbs | descriptively | by giving a description / description |
| Verbs | describe | to give an account or representation of in words |
| Meaning | describing the structure of a language. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "descriptive grammar" | |
| Category | linguistics | The scientific study of language |
| Opposite | prescriptive, normative | pertaining to giving directives or rules |
| Spanish | descriptivo | |
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