Descriptive
Pronunciation: /dɪˈskrɪptɪv/
Descriptive (adjective)
- giving a lot of details about something to help others understand it better.
- related to describing how language is used, not how it should be used.
Examples
- The report was very descriptive, covering all aspects thoroughly.
- She gave a descriptive account of the event, leaving nothing out.
Common collocations: descriptive report, descriptive account, highly descriptive, descriptive linguistics, descriptive analysis