DESCRIPTIVE ADJECTIVE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An adjective that ascribes to its noun the value of an attribute of that noun (e.g., 'a nervous person' or 'a musical speaking voice')

Synonyms:

descriptive adjective; qualifying adjective

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("descriptive adjective" is a kind of...):

adjective (a word that expresses an attribute of something)

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