adv
Meaning 1
In a descriptive manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
descriptively
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UK: /dɪˈskɹɪptɪvli/
adverb
Meaning 2
by giving a description
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- these topics need to be treated not just descriptively
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English descriptive Middle English -ly English -ly English descriptively From descriptive + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: descriptivament — in a descriptive manner
- Finnish: kuvailevasti — in a descriptive manner
- Finnish: deskriptiivisesti — in a descriptive manner
- German: deskriptiv — in a descriptive manner
- German: beschreibend — in a descriptive manner
- Italian: descrittivamente — in a descriptive manner
- Portuguese: descritivamente — in a descriptive manner
- Spanish: descriptivamente — in a descriptive manner