American English
/dɪˈskɹɪp.tɪv/
3 syllables · Stress the second syllable.
Giving information about what a person, place, thing, or situation is like.
Practice out loudGiving information about what a person, place, thing, or situation is like.
She wrote a descriptive account of the trip.
Please be more descriptive about the problem.
descriptive writing · descriptive language · descriptive details
a descriptive + noun
be descriptive about + noun
In language study, showing how people actually use language, rather than how someone says they should use it.
The course compares descriptive and prescriptive grammar.
This book takes a descriptive approach to American English.
In language study, descriptive contrasts with prescriptive. Descriptive shows what people say; prescriptive says what they should say.
descriptive grammar · descriptive linguistics
descriptive grammar
a descriptive approach to + noun