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descriptive adjective
 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun descriptive adjective has 1 sense
  1. descriptive adjective, qualifying adjective - 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')
    --1 is a kind of adjective

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Descriptive Adjective

A descriptive adjective is a word that provides additional information about a noun by describing its characteristics, qualities, or attributes.

Senses and Usages

  1. Popular Sense: In everyday language, a descriptive adjective is commonly used to express the physical appearance or traits of a person, place, or thing.
    • Example sentence: The beautiful sunset painted the sky with vibrant hues.
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  2. Local Sense: In linguistics, a descriptive adjective refers to a word used to differentiate between similar nouns in a specific language or dialect.
    • Example sentence: In the local dialect, the word "hella" is a descriptive adjective to emphasize a high quantity or intensity.
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