- descriptive de·scrip·tive adj
- [dɪs'krɪptɪv]
descrittivo (-a)
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
descriptive de·scrip·tive adj
Look at other dictionaries:
descriptive — de•scrip•tive [[t]dɪˈskrɪp tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) serving to describe; characterized by description: a descriptive passage in an essay[/ex] 2) gram. a) (of an adjective or other modifier) expressing a quality of the word it modifies, as fresh in fresh… … From formal English to slang
descriptive — de|scrip|tive [dıˈskrıptıv] adj 1.) giving a description of something ▪ the descriptive passages in the novel 2.) technical describing how the words of a language are actually used, rather than saying how they ought to be used ≠ ↑prescriptive… … Dictionary of contemporary English
prescriptive — pre|scrip|tive [prıˈskrıptıv] adj 1.) saying how something should or must be done, or what should be done ▪ prescriptive teaching methods 2.) stating how a language should be used, rather than describing how it is used ≠ ↑descriptive ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
