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descriptive

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //dɪsˈkɹɪptɪv// UK //dɪskɹˈɪptɪv// de·scrip·tive

adj. giving clear details about something. You use it when you explain exactly what something looks like or how it works.

adj. providing detailed information or characteristics; serving to describe rather than prescribe or evaluate.


SIMPLE

The report gives a descriptive account of the event.

CONTEXTUAL

Her descriptive writing helps readers visualize the busy market scene.

COMPLEX

The study adopts a descriptive approach, documenting observed behaviors without attempting to explain their underlying causes.

Antonyms
Origin

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

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