descriptively

de·scrip·tive

 (dĭ-skrĭp′tĭv)

adj.

1. Involving or characterized by description; serving to describe.

2. Concerned with classification or description: a descriptive science.

3. Grammar

a. Expressing an attribute of the modified noun, as green in green grass. Used of an adjective or adjectival clause.

b. Nonrestrictive.

4. Linguistics Of or relating to the study or the description of a language or a specific stage of a language, with emphasis on constructing a grammar without regard to historical development, comparison with other languages, or advocated norms for correct or proper usage.

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de·scrip′tive·ly adv.

de·scrip′tive·ness n.

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Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

descriptively - by giving a description; "these topics need to be treated not just descriptively"

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Translations

descriptively

adv → anschaulich; (Sci, Ling) → deskriptiv; the name is not descriptively accurate → der Name ist keine genaue Beschreibung; it is known, descriptively, as … → es ist anschaulicherweise unter dem Namen … bekannt

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