English to English adjective 1. serving to describe or inform or characterized by description  the descriptive variable|a descriptive passage source: wordnet30
2. describing the structure of a language  descriptive grammar source: wordnet30
3. Tending to describe; having the quality of representing; containing description; as, a descriptive figure; a descriptive phrase; a descriptive narration; a story descriptive of the age.  source: webster1913
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