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DESCRIPTIVE ADJECTIVE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)