a descriptive passage

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• 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 — descriptively, adv. descriptiveness, n. /di skrip tiv/, adj. 1. having the quality of describing; characterized by description: a descriptive passage in an essay. 2. a. Gram. (of an adjective or other modifier) expressing a quality of the word it …   Universalium

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