descriptive /dɪˈskɹɪptɪv/adjective 4noun 1forms 3 adjective4 •Of, relating to, or providing a description. •Describing the structure, grammar, vocabulary and actual use of a language. •Describing and seeking to classify, as opposed to normative or prescriptive.He draws eclectically on studies of baboons, descriptive anthropological accounts of hunter-gatherer societies and, in a few cases, the fossil record. — 2012 •Of an adjective, stating an attribute of the associated noun (as heavy in the heavy dictionary). noun1 •An adjective (or other descriptive word). formsdescriptives · more descriptive · most descriptive