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descriptive

/dɪ'skrɪptɪv/

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adjective
of or relating to an approach to linguistic analysis that aims at the description of a language's forms, structures and usage
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"descriptive grammar"
Opposite:

prescriptive
serving to describe or inform or characterized by description
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"the descriptive variable" "a descriptive passage"
Opposite:

undescriptive

Examples of descriptive

"descriptive grammar"
"the descriptive variable"
"a descriptive passage"