Descriptive

Adjective

 * Of, or relating to description.
 * 1)  Of an adjective, stating an attribute of the associated noun (as heavy in the heavy dictionary).
 * 2)  Describing the structure, grammar, vocabulary and actual use of a language.
 * 3)  Describing and seeking to classify, as opposed to normative or prescriptive.

Antonyms

 * prescriptive, normative, non-descriptive

Related terms

 * describe

Derived terms

 * descriptively
 * descriptiveness
 * descriptive ethics
 * descriptive geometry
 * descriptive statistics

Noun

 * 1)  An adjective (or other descriptive word)

Adverbs for Descriptive
graphically; vividly; effectively; unusually; remarkably; facetiously; minutely; admirably; splendidly; magnificently; eloquently; faithfully; elaborately; extensively; racily; tolerably; appropriately; enthusiastically; ludicrously; accurately; humorously; intimately; savagely;  authoritatively;  adequately; vaguely; briefly; modestly; realistically

Thesaurus
constructional, constructive, definitional, delineative, depictive, diagnostic, exegetic, expositive, expressive, faithful, glottochronological, grammatic, graphemic, graphic, hermeneutic, interpretational, interpretive, lexicographic, lexicological, lexicostatistical, lifelike, lingual, linguistic, metalinguistic, morphological, morphophonemic, naturalistic, philological, phonemic, phonetic, phonological, psycholinguistic, realistic, representative, semantic, semeiological, structural, symptomatological, syntactic, tropological, true to life, vivid, well-drawn